Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.5559/di.23.3.04

Coastal Zone Management in Croatia

Željka Kordej-De Villa orcid.org/0000-0002-3427-5147 ; Institute of Economics, Zagreb
Ivana Rašić Bakarić orcid.org/0000-0002-5157-9134 ; Institute of Economics, Zagreb
Nenad Starc ; Institute of Economics, Zagreb

Abstract

By adopting the Law on Ratification of the Protocol on
Integrated Coastal Zone Management, (ICZM) Croatia has
committed itself to integrating spatial and economic planning
and environmental, nature and cultural heritage protection in
the coastal zone. The aim of the paper is to analyse the
course of the implementation of the Protocol on ICZM,
examine the existence of adequate technical and institutional
capacity, as well as the political will to implement the
Protocol. The authors find that two years after the ratification
the key provisions of the laws relating to the environment
protection, physical planning, construction, fisheries and
other maritime issues are still not in line with the provisions
of the Protocol. One of the biggest challenges is to formulate
the framework of indicators for monitoring and evaluation of
ICZM. The authors propose a set of fifteen indicators for
monitoring the sustainability of the ICZM and development
of the Croatian coastal counties.

Keywords

integrated coastal zone management; Protocol; economic profile; indicators

Hrčak ID:

130053

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/130053

Publication date:

30.10.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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