MITOMED PROJECT

Preliminary survey: tourist systems of Istria

Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Porec

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• The Istrian Region includes a large part of Istria - the largest Adriatic peninsula

• Most of the Croatian part of the peninsula is situated in the Istrian Region - 2.820 square kilometres, which is 4,98 % of the entire surface of the Republic of Croatia

•The length of the Istrian coast, along with islands and islets is 539 kilometers. The west coast of Istria is more indented, and, together with islands, it is 327 kilometers long. East coast, together with islets, is 212 kilometers long •10 towns and 31 municipalities

 

Introduction to the RegionIntroduction to the Region

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Introduction to the Region

GDP of travel related revenues in Croatia: 15,5% (in 2012) and 16,5% (preliminary data in 2013) Total resident population 4.284.889 (Croatia), 208.055 (cca. 5% Istria County) in 2011Annual tourist arrivals 12.441.476 (Croatia), 2.980.663 (cca. 24% Istria County) in 2013 Annual tourist overnight stays 64.827.814 (Croatia), 19.445.130 (cca. 30% Istria County) in 2013Workers employed in hotels and restourants (6,3% of total, employed in crafts and trades and free lances: 16,8% of total- in 2013 in Croatia – in Istria County in 2012. =11,81%)Accommodation capacities: (2013) number of beds 249.861 (Istria) 925.773 (Croatia); number of beds in hotels 31.375 (Istria) 131.004 (Croatia)

Introduction to the Region

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Tourist Traffic – Tourism LocalitiesTourist Traffic – Tourism Localities

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World tangible cultural and natural heritage protected by UNESCO - EUPHRASIAN BASILICA IN POREČ

UNESCO world intangible cultural heritage - TWO-PART SINGING AND PLAYING (MUSIC) IN THE ISTRIAN SCALE, IN ISTRIA AND HRVATSKO PRIMORJE

Cultural heritageCultural heritage

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT OF ISTRIAN TOURISMENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT OF ISTRIAN TOURISM

MONITORING OF ECOLOGICAL PARAMETERS

Parameter Frequency/Policy InstitutionNoise Periodically (NN 30/09, 55/13,

153/13)ZZJZIŽ (Regional Public Health Institute)

Waste Periodically (NN94/13)

Water (sea, fresh, underground, tap, waste)

Periodically ZZJZIŽ (Regional Public Health Institute),CIM (Center for Marine Research)

Air (quality and pollution, pollen)

Periodically (NN 130/11) ZZJZIŽ (Regional Public Health Institute)

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PROTECTED AREAS IN ISTRIA (Croatia)

• 34 PAs in the Istrian County• Protection categories:

o national parko special reserveo nature parko significant landscapeo nature monumentparko forest and park

architecture monument • PAs cover about 9 % of the

Istrian County and PI Natura Histrica manages about 8 % of the total area (source: Natura Histrica 2014).

• Istrian County: 252.000 ha • PA: 21.004,71 ha• Coastal PA: 17.294,81 ha

LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTIONLANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT OF ISTRIAN TOURISMENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT OF ISTRIAN TOURISM

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POLICY:1 out of 34 PAs has Management plan!

PAs MONITORING & POLICY

MONITORING: •Monitoring and recording the number of visitors on an annual basis only exists in NP Brijuni and PI Kamenjak (2 out of 34 PAs)•2014 data: 102.000 vehicles during the summer season (cca 250.000 annualy)

LEGISLATION:Law on Nature Protection (Official Gazettes, 80/13) – defines management programs for protected areas whithin all permitted and prohibited activities must be defined

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• Croatia: 780 NATURA 2000 sites

• Istria: 22 PAs are in NATURA 2000

• Management plans for NATURA 2000 sites in Istria are still not done.

PAs MONITORING & POLICY

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6 PAs examined Questionnaire survey Face-to face and phone

interviews Residents in and around PAs

(24% of the total Istrian population)

Questionnaire: 13 open-ended and close-ended questions

Idea and conclusions:The results presented in this paper support the idea of participative conservation models for PA managers and additionally serve to illustrate possible directions for nature protection in Istria, Croatia and neighboring countries.

THE STUDY ON PARTICIPATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN ISTRIA AND LOCAL RESIDENT’S ATTITUDES

TOWARDS CONSERVATION

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•Istrian County - Municipalities

•Istrian Tourism Board – Local Tourism

Associations

•IRTA and Other Regional Departments and

Agencies

•National Administration (related to tourism,

environment and nature protection, maritime

affairs, transport and economy)

MITOMED MITOMED partner partner - Institute of Agriculture - Institute of Agriculture and Tourism and Tourism

Potential stakeholders in Istria County:

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Thank you for your attention!

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