Abstract
The settlements are places of many diverse activities expressed through the many functions that take place within their area. Its functional development is based on several factors, including the resources at their disposal. In that regard, the thermal springs of certain locations can also be emphasized and, depending on their physical–chemical properties, they can be put into function. According to the potentials and the role they can have in the sustainable development of the region, they are set aside as a subject for research in this chapter. In the first part of the chapter are emphasized the spas as natural resources. In the second part, the authors tried to make a functional symbiosis between the spas and the sustainable development of the region. In fact, the main aim of the chapter is to initiate thinking about the function of the spas and the possibility of being a pulsating point of growth and development in one region.
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Apostolovska Toshevska, B., Madjevikj, M., Ljakoska, M. (2020). Spas as a Potential for the Sustainable Functional Development—A Case Study of the East Region in the Republic of North Macedonia. In: Nedkov, S., et al. Smart Geography. Key Challenges in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28191-5_20
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