Public Perception and Opinion of Visible Beach Aesthetic Pollution: The Utilisation of Photography

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1104-1115

  Tudor, D T ^a,b   Williams, A T ^c  

^a BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Air Terra Water Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach litter; Beach users; Coastal management; Marine debris; Offensive forms of pollution; South Wales, UK; Tourism

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TOURISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALGAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MICROPUS CALIFORNICUS;

EID: 0345016323     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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