Antropogeni utjecaj i potencijalni okolišni rizici na području Ocean Cityja/Maryland, SAD

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Anthropogenic impact and potential environmental risks in the Ocean City area, Maryland - USA
• Author: Nikola Pilipović
• Mentor: Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Science; (Department of Geography); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-09-22, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE; Geography

Abstract

U posljednjih 50-ak godina, uslijed antropogenog utjecaja, Ocean City doživio je značajne fizionomske promjene koje su vidljive u načinu korištenja zemljišta. Tijekom 1970-ih i 1980-ih, na ovom području, izgrađene su stambene jedinice te popratni turistički sadržaji koji su etablirali Ocean City kao jedno od najposjećenijih odredišta Istočne obale SAD-a. Nagli razvoj turizma na ovom području doveo je do brojnih negativnih utjecaja na okoliš. Važnu ulogu u razvoju i oblikovanju ovog područja imali su i okolišni rizici, (obalna) erozija i poplave, koji su se javljali kao posljedice sjeveroistočnih oluja i tropskih ciklona (uragana). Danas, zbog izdizanja morske razine, kao posljedice povećanja prosječne temperature na Zemlji, isti se javljaju tijekom vjetrovitog vremena i viših sezonskih plima. Stoga, predstavljaju puno veću prijetnju Ocean Cityju čija je budućnost krajnje nesigurna.

Abstract (english)

In the last 50 years or so, due to anthropogenic impact, Ocean City has experienced significant physiognomic changes that are visible in land use. During 1970s and 1980s residential units and accompanying tourist facilities were built in this area, which established Ocean City as one of the most visited destinations on the USA's East Coast. Rapid development of tourism in this area led to numerous negative impacts on the environment. Important role in development and shaping of this was also played by environmental risks, (coastal) erosion and floods, which occured as a result of Northeasters and tropical cyclones (hurricanes). Today, due to rising sea levels, as a consequence of increasing average temperature on Earth, they occur during windy weather and higher seasonal tides. Therefore, they pose a much greater threat to Ocean City whose future is extremely uncertain.

• Keywords: antropogeni utjecaj; okolišni rizici; erozija; poplave; Ocean City
• Keywords (english): anthropogenic impact; environmental risks; erosion; floods; Ocean City
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:217:978136
• Study programme: Title: Geography; specializations in: Undergraduate University Study in Geography; Course: Undergraduate University Study in Geography; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) geografije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) geografije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-10-19 10:18:19