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EFFECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NAUTICAL TOURISM PORTS IN THE COUNTY OF ISTRIA

This articles look at the spatial, economic and environmental changes that nautical tourism has brought about in the County of Istria. Fourteen ports of nautical tourism with a total of 4, 541 berths (3, 351 in the sea and 990 on land) were built in the County by 2008. An analysis of the spatial distribution of nautical facilities leads to the conclusion that all nautical tourism ports are located on the western coast of Istria, which possesses less favourable berthing conditions than the eastern coast. It has been established that an important criterion in determining sites for nautical tourism ports on the western coast was the existing tourism superstructure, as well as the possibility of creating a tourism product based on a tourism attraction basis that is multi-layered and more complex. This geographically uneven distribution of fast-growing ports of nautical tourism has further polarised tourism traffic and impacted on the accelerated economic development of Pula, Rovinj and Poreč. Ports of nautical tourism have become the most highly concentrated form of development on the western coast, and they tend to exert a strong influence in modifying their environment. Given these spatial and developmental circumstances, it is difficult to control sustainable development, a fact that the case studies have confirmed.

tourism; ports of nautical tourism; marina capacities; Country of Istria; sustainable developement

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