Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21861/HGG.2017.79.02.02
The local blue water footprint of tourism on the islands of Cres and Lošinj
Hrvoje Grofelnik
orcid.org/0000-0002-2796-8316
; Gimnazija Andrije Mohorovičića Rijeka, Frana Kurelca 1, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
The paper presents the local blue water footprint of tourism on the islands of Cres and Lošinj (Northern Adriatic, Croatia). The paper contains a case study of the specific environmental impact caused by exploitation of Lake Vrana to satisfy the needs of the population and economies of Cres and Lošinj. The hypothesis this paper is based on maintains that the local blue water footprint has predominantly been caused by tourism and that it has demonstrates annual fluctuations, closely linked to the number of tourists and non-residents present on the islands in question. The blue water footprints of residents, non-residents, and tourists were examined separately in the course of studying the environmental burden. To verify and compare the results for Cres and Lošinj, they were viewed in relation to similar tourist regions in Croatia (Crikvenica) and Spain (Mallorca). The paper is theoretically focused on singling out partial tourism footprints, while its practical aspect is visible in the calculation of the local blue water footprint, as the foundation for creating sustainable development strategies and spatial plans based on the real impact of human actions on the environment.
Keywords
blue water footprint; water supply; tourism; Cres; Lošinj; Crikvenica; Mallorca
Hrčak ID:
192153
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2017.
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