Beach Management Tools - Concepts, Methodologies and Case Studies

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Beach Management Tools - Concepts, Methodologies and Case Studies is written by Camilo M. Botero and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3319583042 (ISBN 10) and 9783319583044 (ISBN 13).

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.