Water Supply as a Factor of Sustainable Tourism Development on the Island of Krk

Abstract

U radu se raspravlja o karakteristikama vodoopskrbe kao jednog od faktora razvoja održivoga turizma na otoku Krku. Krk kao važno turističko i vikendaško područje te hrvatski najnaseljeniji otok pokazuje osjetne potrebe za vodnim resursima. Pogotovo u ljetnim mjesecima dolazi do velikog opterećenja vodovodnoga sustava i povećanja pritiska na okoliš. Ima li otok dovoljne vodne kapacitete za toliku potražnju? Zahvaljujući izdaš-nim otočnim izvorima te spajanjem sjevernoga dijela otoka na riječki vodovod sredinom 2008., zadovoljene su postojeće potrebe svih potrošača, uz mogućnost daljnjeg opterećenja vodoopskrbnoga sustava. Stoga se može reći da, premda problem odvodnje nije riješen, razvoj održivoga turizma otoka Krka za sada nije ograničen vodnim resursima. No kako vodoopskrba nije jedini parametar održivoga razvoja turizma određenoga područja, mora se voditi računa i o drugim indikatorima koji utječu na kvalitetu življenja lokalnoga stanovništva i povremenih korisnika prostora.Ključne riječi: vodni resursi, vodoopskrba, održivi razvoj, turizam, otok Krk Water Supply as a Factor of Sustainable Tourism Development on the Island of KrkThis article deals with the characteristics of water supply as one of the elements of sustainable tourism development on the Island of Krk. The Island of Krk, being an important tourist and second home area, as well as Croatia's most populated island, shows significant needs for water resources. During the summer, there is huge pressure on the water supply system and the environment in general. Does the island have enough water resources to meet such a demand? Owing to the abundant island wells and thanks to the connection of the northern part of the island to mainland Rijeka's water supply system in mid-2008, current water demands are being satisfied. Therefore, we can say that, although the drainage problem still has not been solved, sustainable tourism development of the island is not being impeded for the time being by the lack of water resources. However, water supply is not the only parameter of sustainable tourism development in a particular area. It is necessary also to take into account other indicators that influence the quality of life of the local population, as well as those of periodical space consumers.

Telecoupled Groundwaters: New Ways to Investigate Increasingly De-Localized Resources

“…Tourism has two major effects on groundwater bodies; the first is that the increase of water demand during tourist season peaks coincides with groundwater low-flow periods. This critically affects local resources by periodically drying out wells (e.g., in the coastal town Rijeka) [74] and decreasing the water quality, due to surface water intrusions (e.g., Ponikve reservoir on the island of Krk) [72]. Second, the construction boom in tourist accommodation has unfolded largely without appropriate sewage and wastewater systems, which has triggered the use of illegal septic tanks.…”

“…Currently, quantitative and qualitative groundwater issues in Croatia are approached locally, following a 'technological fix' paradigm. The seasonal scarcity of groundwater for drinking water supply during the peak tourism season is compensated by a regional remote water supply system from the coastal mainland town of Rijeka to the island of Krk [74]. Such supply side management activities are envisioned to meet the demand that is projected to further increase.…”

Primjena odabranih abiotičko-ekoloških indikatora ekološki održivog turizma na primjeru unutrašnje Istre

“…His work was followed by works on possible scenarios of tourism development on the Mediterranean (Klarić, 1994) and the connection between tourism and sustainable development in the Adriatic Karst area (Prohić, 1994). As for the northern Croatian coast , studies on ecotourism in the Istrian County (Lorencin, 2000) and geographical works on water supply in the context of sustainable tourism on examples of Istria (Knežević, 2003) and the island of Krk (Slavuj et al, 2009) are particularly indicative. The latest geographical researches focus on the influence of tourism on the development of functional regions (Radeljak, Pejnović, 2008), on the application of the DPSIR model (Lončar, 2010), and on the application of road transportation ecological footprint (Grofelnik, 2010).…”

Intenzitet turizma u vodećim hrvatskim turističkim gradovima i općinama

“…In the Croatian academic literature on this subject, in the last few decades, Defert's operative indicator has been used the most often with which the importance of tourism in local and regional economies and spatial encumbrance was determined, and which was presented in works on residential tourism (Mikačić, 2007), the phenomenon of weekend tourism along the Croatian littoral and islands (Opačić, Mikačić, 2009;Slavuj et al, 2009;Opačić, 2012) as well as destinations in the Istrian hinterland (Vojnović, Knežević, 2013;Vojnović, 2016aVojnović, , 2016b. GIS analysis was also used for regional tourist differentiation for units of local and regional government and tourist regions in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Curić et al, 2012;Glamuzina et al, 2017) and also the tourist intensity rate as an indicator when branding destinations in Croatia and abroad (Mikulić et al, 2014;2016).…”