An improved user-based beach climate index

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-50

  Morgan, R ^a   Gatell, E ^b   Junyent, R ^b   Micallef, A ^c   Ozhan E ^d   Williams, A T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^d MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black Sea; Mediterranean; Thermal sensation; Tourism

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CLIMATE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TOURISM;

EUROPE;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0033942682     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02730466     Document Type: Conference Paper

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