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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY
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For the intended intervention and analyzed space, considering the
international importance of the port, all currently valid physical planning
documents of this area have been analyzed, as well as those that will be
passed in near future.
They are:
• STRATEGY AND PROGRAMME OF PHYSICAL PLANNING OF THE
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
• DUBROVACKO-NERETVANSKA COUNTY SPATIAL PLAN
• CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO SPATIAL PLAN OF MUNICIPALITY
OF KARDELJEVO UNTIL YEAR 2000
• CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO MASTER PLAN OF KARDELJEVO
A.2.1. STRATEGY AND PROGRAMME OF PHYSICAL PLANNING OF THE
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
(Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and Housing, Institute for
Spatial Planning, 1999, Official Gazette no. 50/99)
The physical planning strategy of the Republic of Croatia has ranked the Port
of Ploce among the seven biggest sea ports on the Croatian coast.
The Strategy has defined the spatial development and planning trends and
main development terms of reference for infrastructure systems. For the
maritime traffic, as part of the infrastructure, i.e. traffic system, we can read
the following assessment of the present status (section 4.4.1.2., page 115.):
«The specific of the Croatian spatial territory is the very long and well indented
coast that throughout history has been the natural base for development of
ports in many places what was acceptable at that time considering the level of
technique and technology. During the last fifty years due to the world
economy development trends a phenomenon has arisen that some ports have
been promoted into carriers of connection. In result of such policy seven big
ports have been built on the Croatian coast (Rijeka, Pula, Zadar, Šibenik,
Split, Ploce and Dubrovnik), with length of built operative shores 17,736 m,
covering space about 700 ha, and reloaded cargo volume 14,891.000 tons for
1995. This is a considerate decrease in comparison to traffic volumes before
the Homeland War. Before the Homeland War began the operative shores
built volumes and the superstructure was satisfactory with positive
development trends».
In the section Spatial-development and planning directives we can read
the following guidelines (section 4.4.1.4., page 120.):
«Revitalization of the maritime traffic in Croatia, considering the well indented
coast and its length, is a necessity for Croatia and the neighboring countries
both on home and international level. The further development of ports and
marine connections should be based on the needs of the state (meaning
connections with other countries), and at home level on needs of particular
regions, especially islands, and economic activities of the country (ecological
sustainable economy).
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