<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Islands, especially small ones, are commonly studied as microcosms of natural and social processes. In this article, La Digue island (10 km<sup>2</sup>) in the Seychelles archipelago was treated as such. An attempt was made to analyse the significance of the natural environment for the features of spatial development under conditions of intense globalisation. For this purpose, functional micro-regions were determined, along with their genesis and evolution. Spatial dynamics and individual features of space are presented as <italic>chorème</italic> (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_mgrsd-2020-0004_ref_006_w2aab3b7b5b1b6b1ab2ab6Aa">Brunet 1986</xref>). The analysis was based on data from a library query and field observation and field studies in July 2018. Twelve functional regions were determined. Analysis of the distribution and evolution of their functions reveals a high dependence on natural environmental features, especially topography, and thus confirms (at the scale in question) a geographical determinism.</p></abstract>

Islands, especially small ones, are commonly studied as microcosms of natural and social processes. In this article, La Digue island (10 km2) in the Seychelles archipelago was treated as such. An attempt was made to analyse the significance of the natural environment for the features of spatial development under conditions of intense globalisation. For this purpose, functional micro-regions were determined, along with their genesis and evolution. Spatial dynamics and individual features of space are presented as chorème (Brunet 1986). The analysis was based on data from a library query and field observation and field studies in July 2018. Twelve functional regions were determined. Analysis of the distribution and evolution of their functions reveals a high dependence on natural environmental features, especially topography, and thus confirms (at the scale in question) a geographical determinism.

How to organise limited space: Micro-regionalisation of La Digue island (Seychelles)

Miscellanea Geographica

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Islands, especially small ones, are commonly studied as microcosms of natural and social processes. In this article, La Digue island (10 km2) in the Seychelles...

How to organise limited space: Micro-regionalisation of La Digue island (Seychelles)

Published Online: Apr 30, 2020

Page range: 62 - 72

Received: Sep 24, 2019

Accepted: Jan 23, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0004

Keywords
Seychelles, La Digue, insularity, tropical island, regionalisation

© 2020 Maciej Henryk Jędrusik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

How to organise limited space: Micro-regionalisation of La Digue island (Seychelles)

Published Online: Apr 30, 2020

Page range: 62 - 72

Received: Sep 24, 2019

Accepted: Jan 23, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2020-0004

KeywordsSeychelles, La Digue, insularity, tropical island, regionalisation

© 2020 Maciej Henryk Jędrusik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Seychelles, La Digue, insularity, tropical island, regionalisation