U radu su definirana osnovna načela održivoga razvoja nautičkog turizma i predložene su mjere za prevladavanje negativnog odnosa između ekonomije i zaštite morskoga i obalnog okoliša. Determinirani su negativni učinci luka nautičkog turizma na morski okoliš i podmorje, koje, zbog svog zadiranja u prostor, mogu utjecati na ekološki sustav. Polazeći od tehničko- -tehnološke opremljenosti i postojećih mogućnosti luka nautičkog turizma, definirani su osnovni smjerovi razvoja u suglasju s planovima i projektima razvoja, te čimbenici potrebni za njihovu provedbu. Naglasak je na uspostavi razvojne ravnoteže u tehničko-tehnološkom, ekonom-skom i ekološkom smislu.
More i jadransko priobalje najveća su bogatstva Hrvatske u bilo kojem pogledu, pa se oni moraju štititi i čuvati. Lociranje luka i industrijskih objekata na morskoj obali, neodgovarajuća građevinska izgradnja, neposredni ispusti otpadnih voda, narušavanje kvalitete obalnoga područja, prirodnih ljepota i gubljenje identiteta - glavni su uzročnici i negativni čimbenici pri ugrožavanju mora i priobalja. Jedan od izvora onečišćenja je i turizam, pri čemu posebno mjesto ima ubrzani razvoj nautičkoga turizma.
Autori istražuju zaštitu i očuvanje morskoga i obalnog okoliša koji je izložen gospodarskim aktivnostima, uz preporuku da razvojni planovi i projekti izgradnje i eksploatacije luka nautičkoga turizma budu u skladu s prihvaćenim ekološkim standardima. Posebno se utvrđuju kriteriji i pretpostavke razvoja luka nautičkog turizma s aspekta zaštite morskoga i obalnog okolišaIn this paper the basic principles of sustainable development of nautical tourism have been described, and the measures have been proposed to overcome the negative relationship between economy and sea and coastal environment protection. The negative effects have been determined, which nautical tourism ports have on sea environment and submarine area, and which, because of their incursion in the space, may affect the environmental system. Analysing the technical and technological equipment and the existing possibilities of nautical tourism ports, the basic development directions have been determined, and the factors for their implementation. The emphasis has been put to establishing the balanced development in relation to technical, technological and ecological sense.
The sea and Adriatic coast is the greatest Croatian national wealth and therefore has to be protected and controlled. Building ports and industrial objects on the seaside, inappropriate constructions, direct waste waters discharge, devastating the quality of the coastal area and natural beauties and losing identity are the main causes and negative factors of jeopardising sea and coast. One of the polluting sources is tourism and the fast development of nautical tourism in particular.
The authors have examined the protection and preservation of sea and coastal environment which is subject to economic activities, with the recommendation that development plans and projects of construction and exploitation of nautical tourism ports should be in compliance with accepted environment standards. Criteria and assumptions of the development of nautical tourism ports in relation to the protection of the sea and coast have been determined
