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Coping with Ecological Problems in Cities on the Croatian Coast: Sociological Aspects of the Karepovac Waste Disposal Recovery Process in the City Of Split

Municipal waste management is one of the key environmental challenges of the modern world, and waste related topics have become increasingly important both in the public sphere and in the scientific community. Municipal solid waste is an unavoidable byproduct of modern societies’ production and consumption patterns. Creating waste management strategies is a complex and challenging task, influenced by technical site-specific aspects. The city of Split is the second largest and the second most populated city in Croatia (the only larger city being the state capital — Zagreb) and is the largest Croatian city on the Adriatic Coast. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings. The city's economy relies mostly on tourism and the service industry, which is why it is particularly important how Split handles its municipal issues. It is important to note here that many other large Mediterranean cities with mostly tourism-oriented economies also have similar problems, Naples being the most notable one. The problem of the basic ecological system (air, water and soil) being polluted by waste matter as a result of the growing number of inhabitants is also analyzed in this paper. Split's waste disposal site Karepovac is currently undergoing a recovery process after having been neglected for decades. Residents of Split are quite dependent on tourism and they care about their city. However, the reaction of the local community in Split was not strong enough to solve the serious ecological problems related to Karepovac waste disposal. This paper offers mainly sociological viewpoints concerning the recovery process. Interviews with the representatives of all the key actors (political, expert, media and civil society)were conducted and valuable insights on this topic were gathered.

Municipal waste, City of Split, Ecology, Waste manage

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