Resolving conflicts in public health protection and ecosystem service provision at designated bathing waters

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 161, Issue , 2015, Pages 237-242

  Quilliam, Richard S ^a   Kinzelman, Julie ^b   Brunner, Joel ^b   Oliver, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b City of Racine Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate ecosystem services; Beach management; Coastal economy; Faecal indicator organisms; Revised Bathing Waters Directive; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ALTERNATE ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; BATHING WATER; BATHING WATER DIRECTIVES; BEACH MANAGEMENTS; COASTAL ECONOMY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FECAL INDICATOR ORGANISMS; REVISED BATHING WATER DIRECTIVE; SERVICE PROVISIONS; TRADE OFF;

BEACHES;

BATHING WATER; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HYGIENE; MARINE POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

COASTAL WATERS; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEASHORE; WATER QUALITY; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RECREATION; STANDARDS; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

EUROPE;

FRESH WATER;

BATHING BEACHES; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPEAN UNION; FRESH WATER; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION; UNITED STATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84937038413     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.07.017     Document Type: Review

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