Integrated Management of Coastal Sewerage Systems: The Case of Katela Bay, Croatia

Authors: Knezi cacute S.¹; Margeta J.²

Source: Water Resources Management, Volume 16, Number 4, August 2002 , pp. 279-305(27)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

In the last 50 years, the broader Split area underwent an intensive development and urbanisation. Unfortunately, intensive development has not been followed by equally intensive infrastructure construction, especially wastewater infrastructure. In less than four decades, this attractive and beautiful, valuable tourist area, is turned into extremely degraded environment with very polluted coastal sea. In order to solve the problem and avoid further unwanted consequences, it has been planned to introduce integrated management of the environment. The priority was given to collection, treatment and disposal of industrial and urban wastewater. As a result, an integrated project of wastewater system development was proposed that had been in realisation since 1996. The problem solving requires an adequate organisation and support i.e. application of the decision support system (DSS) presented in this article. The DSS ensures horizontal integration, with a view to provide for co-operation between different sectors and local communities, and vertical integration among several authorised administrative and management levels, all aiming at co-ordination and harmonisation in implementation of the adopted problem solution policy.

Keywords: coastal sea; decision support system; integrated approach; Ka scaron tela Bay; optimisation; resource allocation; sewerage system

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Split, Split, Croatia 2: Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Split, Split, Croatia (author for correspondence, e-mail: margeta@cigla.gradst.hr, Fax: 21 524162)

Publication date: 2002-08-01