ABSTRACT
The phenomenal growth of tourism along the Adriatic coast of Yugoslavia has been responsible for far-reaching changes in the patterns of population distribution, seasonal migration, and commuting. The economic problems of the Adriatic coast were exacerbated by the wartime destruction and the post-war decline of foreign tourism. There were encouraging prospects for expansion of the tourism. Western Europeans were becoming more affluent and mobile, and traditional Mediterranean centers of tourism along the French Riviera and Italian coast were becoming increasingly saturated. The pre-war development of tourism had been based on rail transporation and coastal steamers. The flow to centers of employment along the coast has accelerated the depopulation of many coastal and interior areas. Although skilled workers are drawn to coastal facilities from all parts of Yugoslavia, the majority are from Croatia, particularly from towns in the Adriatic region itself.
