Osječki zbornik, Vol. Vol. 27 No. xx, 2004.
Review article
Natural resources of the Vukovar-Srijem and Osijek-Baranya counties
Željko Španjol
; Šumarski fakultet, Zagreb
Roman Posavec
; Šumarski fakultet, Zagreb
Abstract
Basic features of the Croatian area are diversity, small scale proportions and delicate structure of the landscape, easily affected by changes and large buildings. All important planned interventions within the area, especially those that refer to the buildings of national importance must be therefore seen from how they fit into their natural surroundings; in this sense we have to choose high-quality plans in accordance with aesthetic values of the area.
The loss of valuable properties and woodland for different purposes mostly building has been disturbing. The neglected and insufficiently used potentials of specific types of area such as rural area in general and especially rural area as a regional mark. This area represents the unused capacity for employment and dwelling. The aims of the countryside preservation are its special, ecological, economic, social and cultural diversities, its identity. The countryside diversity preservation has to be based on the woodland and natural waters preservation.The natural area research and evaluation together with basic preservation elaboration of these areas must include the preservation condition coordination with neighbouring countries in particularly for the important and valuable Danube and Sava areas. The natural structure of the Vukovar-Srijem and Osijek-Baranya counties is marked through valuable arable land and woodland. Basic changes of the natural structure have been done to improve the
quality of arable land since agriculture is the main economic sphere of activity in this region. It has been noticed that the integrity and originality of these natural areas have been damaged mostly through building, which very often has not been justified and necessary. This problem has been noticed in particular within urban areas, in cities themselves, as well as in natural areas along river banks and woodland edges. Road and facilities constructions endanger the natural life of the area by disturbing its integrity. The priority measures and measures for nature preservation require well-set priorities of the preservation on national, county and local authorities level. It is not enough only to preserve particular species and locations but the habitat and ecological system as well. Preserved areas must be the focus of new strategies connecting nature preservation with the reconstruction of traditional rural economy, including eco-tourism and through spacial regulation. Nature has to be preserved through marking of preserved parts of nature, enabling national exploitation and natural balance keeping, prevention of harmful interventions in nature introducing and carrying out spacial plans, implement measures of protected nature parts preservation.
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Hrčak ID:
163571
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Publication date:
6.12.2004.
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