An overview and future prospects of Croatian geotechnological heritage

Scientific paper - Review paper

• Title (croatian): Pregled i perspektiva hrvatske geotehnološke baštine
• Author: Zlatko Briševac
• Author: Ana Maričić
• Author: Vladislav Brkić
• Author: Vladi Bralić
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering; (Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Mineral Resources)
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering; (Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering and energy)
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering; (Department of Mining and Geotechnical Engineering)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Mining, Petroleum and Geology Engineering

Abstract (english)

Industrial heritage plays an important role in the economical, historical, and cultural identity of contemporary European society. A significant part of the industrial heritage consists of historical buildings which have remained after mining and petroleum exploitation. Moreover, industrial heritage can be also nurtured in countries in which mining and petroleum activities are not fully developed. It is inevitably associated with geological heritage. Furthermore, geological heritage is essential for a better understanding of nature, its wider appreciation and better protection. Mining has always played a significant industrial role, but it has recently lost its significance due to increasing environmental requirements regarding the European green deal and transforming the economy for a sustainable future. However, old mining and petroleum heritage sites can become attractions and they can contribute to the development of tourism and the community itself. A new term “geotechnological heritage”, presented in this paper, is related to mining, geological and petroleum heritage due to their significant interaction. This paper presents the used and unused touristic potential of heritage on selected sites in the Republic of Croatia. In addition, an analysis of the Croatian undervalued geotechnological heritage has been performed after the exploitation of stone and other nonmetallics, coal, metals, and petroleum. Unlike Croatia, the potential of geotechnological heritage has been recognized and exploited in most European countries. Therefore, Croatia has a great opportunity to develop heritage based on the experience of more successful members of the European Union.

Abstract (croatian)

Industrijska baština važan je segment u ekonomskome, povijesnome i kulturnome identitetu suvremenoga europskog
društva. Znatan dio industrijske baštine čine objekti koji su ostali nakon rudarenja mineralnih sirovina ili eksploatacije
nafte. Štoviše, zemlje koje nemaju jako razvijenu rudarsku i naftnu djelatnost ipak njeguju tu vrstu industrijske baštine.
Geološka baština bitna je za razumijevanje naravi prirode, njezina većeg vrednovanja te njezine bolje zaštite. Rudarska
je djelatnost uvijek imala važnu gospodarsku ulogu, ali njezina se percepcija u modernome društvu promijenila zbog sve
većih zahtjeva za očuvanjem okoliša vezanih za europski zeleni plan i prilagodbu europske ekonomije održivoj budućnosti.
Međutim, rudarska baština ne mora biti negativno prihvaćena u javnosti, ona danas itekako može postati atrakcija koja
pridonosi razvoju turizma te na taj način čuva tu vrstu nasljeđa za dobrobit cjelokupne zajednice. U ovome se radu
pojašnjava prvi put korišten pojam „geotehnološka baština” kao novi pojam koji spaja rudarsku, geološku i naftnu
baštinu zbog njihove prirodne međusobne povezanosti i isprepletenosti. Pored toga, dan je pregled nedovoljno cijenjene
hrvatske geotehnološke baštine u eksploataciji kamena i drugih nemetalnih mineralnih sirovina, ugljena, mineralnih
sirovina za proizvodnju kovina i u eksploataciji nafte. Za razliku od Hrvatske potencijal geotehnološke baštine prepoznat
je i iskorišten u većemu dijelu Europe. S obzirom na to Hrvatska ima dobru priliku za razvoj toga tipa baštine na temelju
iskustva uspješnijih članica Europske unije.

• Keywords (english): geotechnological heritage; mining heritage; geological heritage; petroleum heritage; industrial heritage
• Keywords (croatian): geotehnološka baština; rudarska baština; geobaština; naftna baština; industrijska baština
• Language: english
• Language: croatian
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Review paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review - international
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik
• Numbering: vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 77-97
• e-ISSN: 1849-0409
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.17794/rgn.2021.1.7
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:169:147737
• Publication: 2021
• Project: Number: 18111; Title (english): MineHeritage: Historical Mining - Tracing and Learning From Ancient Materials and Mining Technology; Jurisdiction: eu; Funding stream: EIT RawMaterials
• Document URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=364772&lang=en
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Public note: Rad objavljen na engleskom i hrvatskom jeziku.
• Created on: 2021-04-15 08:13:28