Surfer and beachgoer responsiveness to coastal water quality warnings

Coastal Management

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 529-549

  Busch, Jonah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoiding behavior; Beach advisories; Coastal water quality; Risk advisories

Indexed keywords

AVOIDING BEHAVIOR; COASTAL WATER QUALITY; COASTAL WATERS; FECAL CONTAMINATION; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; PUBLIC-HEALTH AGENCIES; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; WET PERIOD;

DROUGHT; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BEACHES;

BEACH; COASTAL WATER; INFORMATION; MARINE POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SWIMMING; WATER QUALITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349682437     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920750903044865     Document Type: Article

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