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Political Conflicts and Legal Difficulties of Effective and Rational Management of Italian Seas and Coasts

Political Conflicts and Legal Difficulties of Effective and Rational Management of Italian Seas... 43 Italy Political Conflicts and Legal Difficulties of Effective and Rational Management of Italian Seas and Coasts The 1982 general law: "Provisions for the defence of the sea" The Italian coastline measures more than 7,500 kilometres (4,750 miles), and more than 30 per cent of the entire population of the country lives on or near its shores- a total of about 17 million people. The development of towns, holiday villages, and also of major industries (ship-building, petrochemical and metallurgical) which have found it economically convenient to site themselves along the coast, has had a negative effect on the territorial and environmental balance of the coastal area and the sea. In the spring of 1986, there was yet another repeat of the grave phenomenon of eutrophization of the waters of the Adriatic Sea, due to the huge deposits of azotic and other chemical substances. In many areas bathing was prohibited because the waters were polluted to a dangerous degree for human health, and this began to cause serious difficulties for the tourist industry. Finally, a fierce political battle broke out over the siting in coastal areas (Gioia Tauro and Brindisi) of major new coal-burning electricity generators, which although they http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Estuarine and Coastal Law (in 1993 continued as The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law) Brill

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Brill
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© 1987 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0268-0106
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1875-2993
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10.1163/187529987X00059
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43 Italy Political Conflicts and Legal Difficulties of Effective and Rational Management of Italian Seas and Coasts The 1982 general law: "Provisions for the defence of the sea" The Italian coastline measures more than 7,500 kilometres (4,750 miles), and more than 30 per cent of the entire population of the country lives on or near its shores- a total of about 17 million people. The development of towns, holiday villages, and also of major industries (ship-building, petrochemical and metallurgical) which have found it economically convenient to site themselves along the coast, has had a negative effect on the territorial and environmental balance of the coastal area and the sea. In the spring of 1986, there was yet another repeat of the grave phenomenon of eutrophization of the waters of the Adriatic Sea, due to the huge deposits of azotic and other chemical substances. In many areas bathing was prohibited because the waters were polluted to a dangerous degree for human health, and this began to cause serious difficulties for the tourist industry. Finally, a fierce political battle broke out over the siting in coastal areas (Gioia Tauro and Brindisi) of major new coal-burning electricity generators, which although they

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International Journal of Estuarine and Coastal Law (in 1993 continued as The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law) – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1987

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