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Untouched nature : challenge to nautical tourism sustainable development

Croatia has one of the most beautifful and best indented coastlines in the world. The Adiatic Sea, its coastline and islands, whose values have been recognized on a global scale, schould be holders of economic development of Croatia, particulary of its coastal and insular part. General orientation during the process of improvement of marina capacities should implement the protection of nature and orginality of the Mediterranean cultural heritage. Protection of particular areas is still the basic method of preserving bilogical and landscape diversity. Protected areas make up the framework of overall protection and key nodes in the ecological network, representing refuges and depositories of biological diversity. The principles of sustainable development point at the need for a balanced use, occupancy, and development of the marine and coastal area, protecting the natural characteristic of the environment. This paper proposes the methodology and criteria o be applied when selecting particular locations and marinas for the construction of nautical tourism facilities.

development; nautical tourism

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