The significance of maritime and transport policy in creating a socially and enviromentally sustainable transport system

U ovom radu izložena je i analizirana važnost prometne i pomorske politike u razvoju društveno i okolišno održivih prometnih sustava. Istaknuti su nositelji politika, instrumenti kojima se služe te ciljevi koje postavljaju u svrhu razvoja prometnog sustava. Nakon teorijskih odrednica i definiranja najvažnijih pojmova i koncepata pomorske i prometne politike te održivog razvoja, navedeni su praktični primjeri na kojima su uočene mjere i načela pomorske i prometne politike koja su primijenjena u planiranju i razvoju. Rad je usmjeren na tematiku održivog razvoja i očuvanja okoliša i uvjeta društvenog života te na budućnost razvoja prometa.This paper illustrates and analyses the importance of transport and maritime policy in the development of socially and environmentally sustainable transport systems. The policy makers, the instruments they use and the goals they set for the purpose of developing the transport system are analyzed. After theoretical determinants and defining the most important concepts of maritime and transport policy and sustainable development, practical examples are given on which the measures and principles of maritime and transport policy applied in planning and development are observed. The paper focuses on the topic of sustainable development and preservation of the environment and conditions of social life, as well as on the future of transport development