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Park Heritage of the Island of Krk between Urban Transformations and Climate Change

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  • Koraljka Vahtar-Jurković

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, Radmile Matejčić 3, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia)

  • Renata Sokol Jurković

    (Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 95, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Jadran Jurković

    (Croatia Control Ltd., Rudolfa Fizira 2, 10410 Velika Gorica, Croatia)

Abstract

The island of Krk in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, is also called the Golden Island because of its favorable geographical location, the diversity of natural and urban landscapes, the beauty of the coast and the sea, the wealth of tangible and intangible heritage, and especially because of the opportunities for living and working. During the last century and in this century, urban landscapes have been exposed to dramatic changes that transformed old castles or former smaller settlements of the local population into tourist centers and desirable places for permanent or temporary residence. A significant part of their complex structure is the cultural and historical heritage, within which the island’s park heritage has so far been insufficiently recognized and valued. Therefore, this paper examines forty selected public park spaces in the area of all local self-government units of the island of Krk in the context of urban transformations and climate change. It is concluded that the island’s park heritage has often been created as a result of urban transformations in which, despite being exposed to constant changes, it is mostly preserved, but that recently, new elements of this heritage are emerging. A new challenge is the threat of the consequences of climate change—increasingly frequent and long-lasting droughts, extreme precipitation and flash floods, stormy winds, rising sea level and salinization, which further emphasizes the need to preserve the park heritage of the island of Krk in the context of resistance to climate change.

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  • Koraljka Vahtar-Jurković & Renata Sokol Jurković & Jadran Jurković, 2024. "Park Heritage of the Island of Krk between Urban Transformations and Climate Change," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-23, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:13:y:2024:i:7:p:1024-:d:1431222
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