Journal is indexed in following databases:



2023 Journal Impact Factor - 0.7
2023 CiteScore - 1.4



HomePage
 




 


 

ISSN 2083-6473
ISSN 2083-6481 (electronic version)
 

 

 

Editor-in-Chief

Associate Editor
Prof. Tomasz Neumann
 

Published by
TransNav, Faculty of Navigation
Gdynia Maritime University
3, John Paul II Avenue
81-345 Gdynia, POLAND
www http://www.transnav.eu
e-mail transnav@umg.edu.pl
Socio-Economic Factors in the Event of an Oil Spill in the North Adriatic
1 University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2 National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Triest, Italy
ABSTRACT: Should an oil spill of tier III magnitude occur in the Northern Adriatic, there is a high probability that the oil will reach and pollute the surrounding coastline. Therefore, it is vital to conduct coastal vulnerability studies to develop priority plans and coastal vulnerability maps to help first responders protect the coastline. As there is no common contingency plan for oil spills in the Northern Adriatic, three countries, Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia, which share the area, decided to participate in the North Adriatic Incident Response System (NAMIRS) project. Part of the project was to conduct a coastal vulnerability study in the area. One of the three pillars for determining vulnerability, in addition to the ecological and geomorphological factors, is the socio-economic aspect, which was studied as part of the research. As there are no clear scientific methods to determine the vulnerability of the socio-economic factors, a survey was conducted where the participants gave their subjective opinion on its value. This was done through three workshops organised in each participating country, where professional stakeholders familiar with the state of socio-economic activities assessed their vulnerability. The values obtained were combined with the assessments of the geomorphological and environmental factors and gathered in a coastal vulnerability layer, which was incorporated into a GIS as a standard coastal vulnerability map that will help first responders prioritise coastal protection. The research results will also be useful globally and not just in the area studied by NAMIRS, since the method used is readily applicable to any part of the world.
REFERENCES
Perkovič, M., Hribar, U., Harsch, R., 2016. Oil Pollution in Slovenian Waters: The Threat to the Slovene Coast, Possible Negative Influences of Shipping on an Environment and Its Cultural Heritage. In: Carpenter, A., Kostianoy, A. (eds) Oil Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea: Part II. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 84. Springer, Cham. Pp. 133-157. Available at: - doi:10.1007/698_2016_112
OSPAR commission, 2023. Economic chapter in the Intermediate Assessment. Available at: https://www.ospar.org/work-areas/cross-cutting-issues/economic-social-anaylsis, accessed on: 15.2. 2023
OAP, 2023. Socioeconomics of the OSPAR Maritime Area. Available at: https://oap.ospar.org/en/ospar-assessments/intermediate-assessment-2017/socio-economics/, accessed on: 15.2. 2023
Vafai F., Hadipour V., Hadipour A., 2013 Determination of shoreline sensitivity to oil spills by use of GIS and fuzzy model. Case study – The coastal areas of Caspian Sea in north of Iran. Ocean & Coastal Management, vol 71. Cham. Pp. 123-130. Available at - doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.05.033
UKP&I, 2023. ITOPF Effects of Oil Pollution on social and Economic Activities. Available at: https://www.ukpandi.com/media/files/imports/13108/articles/8442-tip-12-effects-of-oil-pollution-on-social-and-economic-activities.pdf, accessed on: 15. 2. 2023
Mukhopadhyay A., Dasgupta R., Hazra S., Mitra D., 2012 Coastal Hazards and Vulnerability: A Review. International Journal of Geology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, 2(1). Available at: http://www.cibtech.org/jgee.htm
Grottoli E., Ciavola P., 2019 The Role of Detailed Geomorphic Variability in the Vulnerability Assessment of Potential Oil Spill Events on Mixed Sand and Gravel Beaches: The Cases of Two Adriatic Sites. Frontiers in Earth Science, 7. Available at: - doi:10.3389/feart.2019.00242
Fernández-Macho J., 2016 Risk assessment for marine spills along European coastlines. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 113. Available at: - doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.09.015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2023. Shoreline Sensitivity Rankings List. Available at: https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/resources/shoreline-sensitivity-rankings-list, accessed on: 15. 2. 2023
European Commission, 2023. EMODnet Map Viewer. Available at: https://emodnet.ec.europa.eu/geoviewer/, accessed on: 15. 2. 2023
Tools4MSP Geoportal, 2023. Fisheries and aquaculture. Available at: http://data.tools4msp.eu/, accessed on: 15. 2. 2023
European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), 2023. Human activities. Available at: www.emodnet-humanactivities.eu/, accessed on: 15.2. 2023
Bioportal, 2023. Preglednik. Available at: https://bioportal.hr/, accessed on: 15.2. 2023
Gundlach E., Hayes M. O., 1978. Vulnerability of coastal environments to oil spills. Marine Technology Society Journal, Vol 12. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255538772_Vulnerability_of_coastal_environments_to_oil_spill_impacts
Michel J., Hayes M. O., Brown J., 1978. Application of an oil spill vulnerability index to the shoreline of lower Cook Inlet, Alaska. Environmental Geology, Vol 2. Available at: - doi:10.1007/BF02380473
Jensen J., Halls J., Michel J., 1998. A systems approach to Environmental Senitivity Index (ESI) mapping for oil spill contingency planning and response. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 64 (1998): 1003-1014. Available at: https://www.asprs.org/wp-content/uploads/pers/1998journal/oct/1998_oct_1003-1014.pdf
Saaty R. W., 1987. The analytic hierarchy process- what it is and how it is used. Pergamon Journals, Vol 9, No 3-5, pp 161-176. Available at: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/82000104.pdf - doi:10.1016/0270-0255(87)90473-8
Citation note:
Suban V., Pegan U., Demšar J., Tuljak-Suban D., Perkovič M., Bandelj V.: Socio-Economic Factors in the Event of an Oil Spill in the North Adriatic. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 17, No. 3, doi:10.12716/1001.17.03.20, pp. 685-691, 2023
Authors in other databases:
Urban Pegan:

Other publications of authors:

M. Perkovič, E. Twrdy, R. Harsch, M. Gucma, P. Vidmar
M. Perkovič, E. Twrdy, M. Batista, S. Jankowski, L. Gucma

File downloaded 157 times








Important: TransNav.eu cookie usage
The TransNav.eu website uses certain cookies. A cookie is a text-only string of information that the TransNav.EU website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer. Cookies allow the TransNav.eu website to perform properly and remember your browsing history. Cookies also help a website to arrange content to match your preferred interests more quickly. Cookies alone cannot be used to identify you.
Akceptuję pliki cookies z tej strony