Bridging the Gap between Landscape and Management within Marinas: A Review

Abstract

Marinas are known to be features related to nautical tourism. Nevertheless, the responsibility of managers does not lie solely on providing accurate services to boats, seafarers and visitors. Thus, an effective management should include other factors, because marinas are embodied in a singular space, with links to diverse nature. Landscape, known as the relationship between people and their environment, represents a set of these links. In this paper, we attempt to delve into the marina management and landscape. Firstly, a targeted exploration of the main issues related to the management of marinas was accomplished. Secondly, based on the previous items, a screening was carried out from a landscape viewpoint with the aim to stablish which elements of marina’s management are significant when tackling landscape. The results indicated that there is a concern with environmental aspects, specifically, on issues related to marine pollution and water quality. However, the determination of the main management-related issues, valued from a landscape perspective, may provide the main issues that need to be addressed in decision-making processes, incorporating the landscape dimension. Thus, we have attempted to understand and discuss how the landscape should be considered in marina management as a potential competitive advantage.

Model Iskazivanja Prihoda Preko Varijabli Održivog Razvoja Na Primjeru Nautičkih Luka U Hrvatskoj

“…Marušić et al, 2020;Mckinley, 2016). Ova vrsta nautičke luke pokretačka je sila stvaranja ekonomskog bogatstva (Benevolo & Spinelli, 2021;Martín & Yepes, 2021) i polazišna točka razvoja nautičkog turizma (Maglić, Grbčić, Maglić & Gundić, 2021).…”

“…Marine i druge nautičke luke predstavljaju složenu infrastruktura koja dodaje vrijednost obalnim i otočnim područjima te pridonose gospodarskom i društvenom razvoju pripadajućeg područja (Martínez Vázquez, De Pablo Valenciano, & Caparrós Martínez, 2021). U tom smislu odgovornost menadžmenta luka ne leži samo u pružanju usluga plovilima, nautičarima i posjetiteljima luka (Martín & Yepes, 2021). Stoga osim ekonomskih performansi, nautičke luke u svoje planove i poslovne modele trebaju uključiti analizu performansi vezanih za korištenje prirodnih resursa, kao i društveni aspekt njihova razvoja.…”

“…Na temelju prethodno navedenog, održivi razvoj važan je parametar u istraživanju sektora nautičkog turizma, pri čemu se ukupni prihodi nautičkih luka najčešće promatraju kao mjerilo rasta i uspješnosti, odnosno značenja sektora u gospodarstvu promatranih područja (Chen et al, 2016;EC, 2020;Ivanić et al, 2018;Jugović et al, 2011;Kovačić et al, 2016;Kovačić & Favro, 2012;MMPI & MT, 2008). Martin & Yepes (Martín & Yepes, 2021) ukazuju na financijski element menadžmenta kao jednu od glavnih tema u pregledu istraživanju menadžmenta marina. Nadalje, koristeći se udjelom prihoda od nautičkog turizma u ukupnim prihodima od turizma, Kovačić i Favro (2012) pokazuju značenje ovog sektora u regiji strateški usmjerenoj na turizam.…”

“…Menadžment nautičkih luka suočava se sa sve većim pritiscima u nastojanju da optimizira poslovne performanse nastojeći se nositi s ekonomskim i drugim izazovima koji utječu na njihovu održivost (Maglić et al, 2021). Također, Martin & Yepes (Martín & Yepes, 2021) ukazuju na sve veću složenost u upravljanju nautičkom lukom, pri čemu prvenstveno ističu balansiranje između zadovoljavanja potražnje s ekološkim, društvenim i ekonomskim ograničenjima kao jedan od razloga. Stoga su menadžmentu nautičkih luka potrebne informacije koje pokazuju dugoročne ekonomske performanse, ali i informacije o odnosu ekonomskih performansi s performansama iz ekološke i društvene skupine.…”

Assessing the Relationship between Landscape and Management within Marinas: The Managers’ Perception

“…Despite the wide range of landscape management that has been documented by scholars in the marine [36][37][38] and coastal sectors [39][40][41], little research effort seems to have focused on how to approach the landscape within marinas' management. Martín and Yepes [42] identify the elements of the marinas' landscape that may be significant in their management, but the study does not go further. Marina managers face a double challenge when tackling landscape management: first, a related element can sometimes be ambiguous and indeterminate; second, it is necessary to know how to incorporate these elements into the management.…”