Sanja Lozić
Ivan Gambiroža
Denis Radoš
PRIRODNO-GEOGRAFSKE PRETPOSTAVKE TURISTIČKE VALORIZACIJE I ANTROPOGENI UTJECAJ NA KRAJOBRAZ PORJEČJA GORNJE KRKE
DOI: 10.35666/28310438.2014.3.376
UDC: 911.3:338.483.11(497.5Krka)
Abstract: The area of the upper basin of Krka river has a natural potential that could has a major role in the development of tourism. Despite the variety and attractiveness of a range of different natural features, primarily geomorphological, tourism in the region is still underdeveloped. The most significant natural features are the Dinara and Prominamountains, Krka, Butišnica and Krčić rivers and several lakes (particularly Šarena,Burumska, Bračića and Babića lakes and Golubićko accumulation lake) which are potential destinations for the development of tourism in this region. Large water resources provide the opportunity to develop different types of tourism, such as fishing, rafting along Krka and Butišnica rivers etc. The whole area is rich in a variety of plant and animal species, mainly dominated by deciduous species with some conifers. According to the Croatian State Institute for Nature Protection, within the project area three sites are distinguished by their natural characteristics: the National park Krka, part of Krka river upstream from the border of National Park (protected landscape), Krčić river (special geomorphological and hydrological reserve), and Stara Straža (geological nature monument). Given the above, it can be concluded that the area of the upper basin of Krka river has an outstanding physical- geographic predispositions for tourism in accordance with sustainable development. Thanks to the large natural diversity, more intense development of different forms of tourism(such as hiking, biking, rafting, hunting, fishing and other forms of tourism) are possible, as well as the development of scientific tourism, field research, field trips, etc. From his arrival in area of the upper basin of Krka river, a man contributed to the landscape change in different ways; because of existence has used all the opportunities which has been given from nature. Today, in some areas of the basin this impact is negatively manifested through water and air pollution, depletion of soil, destruction of habitats and the extinction of some plant and animal species. Through the history, areas of fertile and drier fields along water streams (primarily Butišnica, Krka and Kosovčica rivers) are more inhabitated, so the impact of human activities on natural landscape changes is expressed in a greater extent than in the nearby karst areas.
Keywords: the upper basin of Krka river, touristic valorisation, anthropogenic impact, natural landscape.