ENGLISH

The Boka Kotorska Bay Environment

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2017
ISBN
978-3-319-51613-4, 978-3-319-51614-1
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-51614-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (24788267 bytes)
Series
The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 54
Edition
1
Pages
XVII, 606\608
Time added
2017-06-25 01:07:36

Description

This book focuses on environmental aspects of Boka Kotorska Bay in Montenegro (South Adriatic Sea), an area that has been shaped by seasonal tourism, and explores the use and limitations of its natural resources. The individual chapters highlight its geographic and oceanographic characteristics, climate, history and development, biology, fisheries, agriculture, coastal zones, shipping, marine tourism and pollution. Above all, the environmental impact of tourism on marine, coastal and shoreline areas and the resulting conflicts are discussed in detail. The volume is intended for specialists working in various fields of environmental sciences and ecology, water resources and management, land reclamation and agriculture, and regional climate change.

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