Naslov
Environmental Value of Beaches for the Local Community and Tourists

Autori
Runko Luttenberger, Lidija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Tourism & Hospitality Industry 2014: Trends in Tourism and Hospitality Management / Perić, Jože - Opatija : Fakultet za menadžment u turizmu i ugostiteljstvu Sveučilišta u Rijeci, 2014, 121-130

Skup
22nd Biennial International Congress Tourism & Hospitality Industry 2014: Trends in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 08.05.2014. - 09.05.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
beach ; bathing area ; environment ; public health ; ecosystems ; tourism

Sažetak
Bathing areas represent eternal destination for a man led by his/her pristine tendency for direct contact with nature. The sustainability of and the access to this delicate part of coastal system is endangered by human activities. In Croatia, the number, size and natural character of beaches is diminished, while seawater and air in coastal areas is increasingly polluted. Purpose of the paper is to demonstrate that in the case of beaches, the interest of public health, being a pronounced anthropocentric interest, coincides with the interest of maintaining healthy ecosystems. It reviews beneficial effects of sea water, draws attention to the role of the beach, provides historical overview of urban beaches in Rijeka bay, elaborates pollution and land use threats to coasts and focuses on the challenges to environmental values of beaches in the region. As the issue must be observed in depth and with holistic focus, the author applied qualitative research method based on observations, author’s own experience, and the reports on previous research. Urban beaches should be expanded both physically and visually to the detriment of non- profitable and polluting time- limited industrial sectors. The construction in coastal hinterland, especially on karst soil, should be the object of particular attention of physical planning activities. The author advocates that the balance of benefits and damages ensuing from present coastline development may hardly outdo overall rewards provided by healthy beach environment both for the local community and tourists. The research is original as it establishes the relationship between overall quality of the environment and bathing area purpose and elaborates the case of globally significant geographical location.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne tehničke znanosti

POVEZANOST RADA