Beach Management Tools - Concepts, Methodologies and Case Studies

This book provides an overview of beach management tools, including carrying capacity, beach nourishment, environmental and tourism awards (like Blue Flag or others), bathing water quality, zoning, beach typologies, quality index, user's perception, interdisciplinary beach monitoring, coastal legislation, shore protection, social and economic indicators, ecosystem services, and coastal governance (applied in beach case studies).

Beaches are one of the most intensely used coastal ecosystems and are responsible for more than half of all global tourism revenues, and as such the book introduces a wide range of state-of-the-art tools that can be used to deal with a variety of beach challenges. Each chapter features specific types of tools that can be applied to advantage in beach management practices. With examples of local and regional case studies from around the globe, this is a valuable resource for anyone involved in beach management.

Aceasta carte ofera o prezentare generala a instrumentelor de gestionare a plajelor, inclusiv capacitatea de transport, hranirea plajelor, premii de mediu si turism (cum ar fi Blue Flag sau altele), calitatea apei pentru scaldat, zonare, tipologii de plaja, indicele de calitate, perceptia utilizatorului, monitorizarea interdisciplinara a plajelor, legislatia costiera , protectia tarmului, indicatorii sociali si economici, serviciile ecosistemice si guvernanta costiera (aplicate in studiile de caz pe plaja). Plajele sunt unul dintre cele mai utilizate ecosisteme de coasta si sunt responsabile pentru mai mult de jumatate din veniturile din turismul global si, ca atare, cartea introduce o gama larga de instrumente de ultima generatie care pot fi utilizate pentru a face fata unei varietati de provocari de pe plaja.