Analysis of beach users' perception in tourist coastal areas: A case study in the Costa Brava, Spain

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment, MEDCOAST 2007

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 295-304

  Villares, Miriam ^a   Roca, Elisabet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONES; QUALITY CONTROL; SURVEYS; WATER QUALITY;

ASSESSMENT PROCESS; BEACH MANAGEMENTS; HOLISTIC APPROACH; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; STATISTIC ANALYSIS; USER'S PERCEPTIONS; USERS' PERCEPTION;

BEACHES;

EID: 84900826261     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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