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The Island of the Future - The Sustainable Island Development Model: Žirje Case Study

Small islands along the Adriatic Sea coastline have valuable resources, including sea, sun, suitable climate, coastal environments, biodiversity and, most importantly, human resources. Although they are afflicted by economic difficulties and confronted by development imperatives similar to those of developing countries generally, small islands also have their own peculiar vulnerabilities and characteristics, so that the difficulties they face in the pursuit of sustainable development are particularly severe and complex. Due to the complexity and diversity of the issue of sustainable island development, no widely accepted and applicable evaluation system model regarding the issue currently exists. Geospatial science and technology have an important role in the development of sustainable future integrating renewable energy sources and monitoring environmental changes. One of the most useful tools in geospatial technology, which is used to implement all of the above for the purpose of development a sustainable future, is Geographical Information System (GIS). In this paper, we discuss the sustainable development indicator system and the model approach from the perspective of resources: environment, economical development status and sustainability for which the island of Žirje was selected as the subject of the research.

sustainable island, sustainable development, renewable energy sources, environmental monitoring, GIS, geospatial science, economical development, future

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