Proposal for an integrated risk index for the planning of recreational beaches: Use at seven Mexican arid sites

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 50, 2007, Pages 47-51

  Espejel, I ^a   Espinoza Tenorio, A ^a   Cervantes, O ^a   Popoca, I ^a   Mejia A ^a   Delhumeau, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Beach indexes; Beach planning; Contamination weight; User's perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649103914     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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