Analysis of beach nourishment and construction in Croatia

Abstract

Beaches on the eastern Adriatic coast are the basis of Croatia’s tourism offering while also being under pressure from climate change. Data is necessary to manage beaches effectively, but data is lacking as well as the long awaited national strategy for coastal management. This paper collected data about beaches from regional documents, nourishment data was obtained by survey from local municipalities while beach construction data was obtained from aerial photogrammetry. Croatia has more than 1904 small gravel beaches and nourishment is performed in small increments beinnaly, while more than 27 % of existing beach area has been constructed all primarily for the needs of beaches, marines and tourism.

Analysis of Beaches and Beach Managing in Context of New Maritime Domain and Sea Ports Act

“…Emphasis is on interdisciplinary research and various scientific fields. Beaches are discussed as a resource primarily for recreation and health in many papers (Bogovac et al, 2023;Rodella, 2020;Pascoe, 2019;Baldwin, 2007) emphasising the importance of valuation and protection of beaches. However, beach management remains an open question, depending on the legal solutions of the countries and stakeholders involved.…”

“…The total number of beaches in Croatia is still unknown although it has been the subject of numerous studies and projects. As Bogovac et al (2023) state, an approximate number of 1,904 beaches were addressed in the previous research. That was an estimation of the number of beaches, and this number was obtained by PL/14 forms in the action conducted by counties in their regional managing programmes during 2015.…”