The entire appearance of a certain area i.e. its landscape is determined by the fundamental physical-geographical elements especially its relief, its waters, its vegetation, and, in case of the presence of man, by the intensity of his activity. The landscape of our costal area iz characterized by a prevalance of white and grey limestone rocks, by a shortage of red skeletal soil, by a meagre plant covering of the light green pine tree and dark green macchia together with ali possible nuances of the azure of the sky and the sea in their inexhaustibile combinations of variation and contrast. The sudden growing interest paid to the costal area has seriously jeopardized its unique landscape which has been practically disappearing. The intention to preserve it and also an active approach to its protection are perhaps at their most illustrative in the area planning of the locality Srima near Šibenik.
