Being beside the seaside: Beach use and preferences among coastal residents of south-eastern Australia

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 781-788

  Maguire, Grainne S ^a,b   Miller, Kelly K ^a   Weston, Michael A ^a   Young, Kirsten ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Birds Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BEACH USE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; NONLOCAL; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; WORKING HOURS;

BEACHES;

BEACH PROFILE; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SWIMMING; WALKING; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80052883920     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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