Public perceptions for evaluating beach quality in urban and semi-natural environments

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 314-329

  Roca, Elisabet ^a,b   Villares, Miriam ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUALITY CONTROL; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SHORE PROTECTION; URBAN PLANNING;

CONSERVATION STRATEGIES; DEGREE OF EXPLOITATION; RECREATIONAL BEACH FUNCTIONS; SEMI NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS;

BEACHES;

BEACH; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EXPLOITATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; STAKEHOLDER; SURVEY; URBAN AREA;

CATALONIA; COSTA BRAVA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 40249105923     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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