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Management priorities from tourists’ perspectives and beach quality assessment as tools to support sustainable coastal tourism

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dc.contributor.authorPanagopoulos, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorLukoseviciute, Goda
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-05T15:56:06Z
dc.date.available2021-07-05T15:56:06Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractRecently coastal tourism has increased dashingly; however, it has negatively affected environmental, social and cultural sustainability. Algarve is the most visited tourist attraction in Portugal with a large number of beautiful beaches. Due to negative tourism impacts and climate change, coastal tourism management tools need to be assessed and implemented. Most beach areas have the dual mandate of conserving natural resources and providing opportunities for recreation and tourism. This paper aims to develop a methodology for sustainable beach management. An urban, rural, resort and remote beach type were chosen as case studies. The proposed methodology for assessing beach quality and effective beach management consisted of three parts: initially, SWOT analysis was performed, where overcrowding, coastal urbanization, ecosystem degradation and coastal erosion due to sea level rising emerged as main future threats. Beach quality evaluation was assessed using the Bath Area Registration and Evaluation (BARE) method. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to get the beach visitor’s opinions. An Importance–performance (I–P) analysis has been applied to identify the service quality gap and the most appropriate actions to improve beach management. For most of the beach attributes, satisfaction exceeded importance, and hence no management attention was needed. Exceptions were the condition of litter facilities, public toilets, showers and associated footpaths, the use of renewable energy, and the presence of litter in sand and vegetation health. For these, satisfaction was lower than importance, suggesting management attention is needed. The combined methodology allowed to identify beach management priorities resulting in enhanced visitors’ experiences and protecting the natural environment.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipPTDC/GES-URB/31928/2017pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105646pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0964-5691
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/16728
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.subjectBeach managementpt_PT
dc.subjectImportance-performance analysispt_PT
dc.subjectUser perceptionpt_PT
dc.subjectService qualitypt_PT
dc.subjectCoastal tourismpt_PT
dc.titleManagement priorities from tourists’ perspectives and beach quality assessment as tools to support sustainable coastal tourismpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.startPage105646pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleOcean & Coastal Managementpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume208pt_PT
person.familyNamePanagopoulos
person.familyNameLukoseviciute
person.givenNameThomas
person.givenNameGoda
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person.identifierLukoseviciute Goda
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-8073-2097
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0395-3707
person.identifier.ridA-3048-2012
person.identifier.scopus-author-id9736690000
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