Managing bathers’ capacity at overcrowded beaches: A case on the Spanish North Atlantic coast

Basterretxea-Iribar, Imanol; Sotés, Iranzu; Maruri, Mercedes

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2018.10.016

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“…According to these authors, the human resources of marine sports tourism industry are relatively scarce, and the professional standard of both quality and level, of managers and practitioners, is low, which leads to weak environmental and market awareness. Additionally, other concerns such as the dependence on suitable climate conditions (Shao & Sun, 2020), the possible threats it may inflict to local folks and culture (H. , the need to ascertain destinations carrying capacity (Basterretxea-Iribar et al, 2019), and the challenge of organic developing the marine tourism economy and marine ecological environment (Liu et al, 2019) are also mentioned.…”

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Nautical Sports Tourism: An exploratory analysis on opportunities for future development

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Nautical tourism has become a very popular tourism niche either for practitioners or spectators. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, new concerns to tourists as well as different motivations to travel have emerged. In this context, the appreciation of simpler lifestyles, contact with nature and water and the practice of outdoors activities are the new trend in the post-COVID-19 world. Therefore, with the purpose to identify managerial, governmental and academic opportunities to develop this promising sector, a literature review on Nautical Sports Tourism was developed. Following a four stages bibliometric analysis (Database selection, search criteria, data selection and analysis of results), this study revealed that, although it regards a topic of considerable growing interest, there is still a long way for the nautical sports tourism literature research to reach its maturity. Regardless of the unquestionable relevance of the current publications, there is still a lack of specific theory development and framework propositions in the field of nautical sports tourism. Even so, it was observed that the combination of sports and tourism in nautical environments opens a myriad of possibilities for places willing to enhance their competitiveness, improve brand image and qualify and diversify the coastal infrastructures.

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Nautical Sports Tourism: An exploratory analysis on opportunities for future development

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“…The implementation of zoning must be preceded by public consultation of all parties involved. Overlapping use of areas could be minimized by implementing environmental zoning, which would reduce conflicts between tourists and has already proven to be an efficient measure in other places with similar problems (Basterretxea-Iribar et al, 2019). Another essential measure is the creation of an exclusive area for the dolphins (see Guerra & Dawson et al, 2016), where the entry of boats and other tourists using the REFAUTS marine area is prohibited.…”

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Overlapping use of areas in a marine wildlife reserve on the northeastern coast of Brazil

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En muchas áreas marinas protegidas de Brasil, el turismo ocurre sin planificación, como en la Reserva de Fauna Costera de Tibau do Sul (REFAUTS). En REFAUTS, los turistas utilizan el área de dos pequeñas bahías para realizar diferentes actividades y compartir espacio con delfines. Por lo tanto, el objetivo de este estudio fue caracterizar el flujo turístico en REFAUTS e identificar cuáles áreas son las más frecuentadas por los turistas. Se midió el flujo turístico en REFAUTS por medio de una encuesta realizada entre las 9:00 a. m. y las 4:00 p. m., y se identificaron las zonas más utilizadas por los turistas. REFAUTS recibe a más de 1.400 visitantes por día, la mayoría entre las 11:00 a. m. y las 3:00 p. m., lo que corresponde al tiempo activo del delfín en las bahías. En una misma zona se practican diferentes actividades, como surf, kayak, stand-up paddle, baño y avistamiento de delfines; esta superposición puede generar conflictos socioambientales y efectos negativos sobre los delfines. Se recomienda un plan de zonificación para determinar cuáles áreas deben ser utilizadas por los turistas y establecer áreas exclusivas para delfines.

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“…Additionally, mass tourism during the summer has a negative impact on the coast's restorative qualities. Efforts should therefore be made to limit overcrowding, such as optimizing spatial distribution (Basterretxea-Iribar et al, 2019) or instating reservation systems to access the beach. The emotion of awe also depends on natural characteristics such as openness and aesthetic beauty; these elements should therefore be safeguarded, such as by reducing littering at the coast.…”

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A Qualitative Study on Emotions Experienced at the Coast and Their Influence on Well-Being

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Coastal environments are increasingly shown to have a positive effect on our health and well-being. Various mechanisms have been suggested to explain this effect. However, so far little focus has been devoted to emotions that might be relevant in this context, especially for people who are directly or indirectly exposed to the coast on a daily basis. Our preregistered qualitative study explored how coastal residents experience the emotions they feel at the coast and how they interpret the effect these emotions have on them. We conducted semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of eight Belgian coastal residents aged 21–25 years old. The interviews were analyzed with the approach of interpretative phenomenological analysis. Five superordinate themes were identified and indicate that, for our participants, the coast represents a safe haven (1) in which they can experience emotional restoration (2), awe (3), and nostalgia (4). These emotional states are accompanied with adaptive emotion regulating strategies (5), such as reflection and positive reappraisal, that may facilitate coping with difficult thoughts and feelings. Our study demonstrates the importance of investigating specific emotions and related processes triggered at the coast and how these could contribute to the therapeutic value of the coast.

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Managing bathers’ capacity at overcrowded beaches: A case on the Spanish North Atlantic coast

Cited by 16 publications

References 42 publications

Nautical Sports Tourism: An exploratory analysis on opportunities for future development

Nautical Sports Tourism: An exploratory analysis on opportunities for future development

Overlapping use of areas in a marine wildlife reserve on the northeastern coast of Brazil

A Qualitative Study on Emotions Experienced at the Coast and Their Influence on Well-Being

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