Tourism-Generated Earnings in the Coastal Zone: A Regional Analysis

Assessing and managing scenery of the Caribbean Coast of Colombia

“…This is the world's biggest industry (Klein, Osleeb, & Viola, 2004;World Tourism Organization WTO, 2001). In 2006, global tourism was worth US$733 billion, employed 8% of the global workforce and estimates were for 1.6 billion international tourists by 2020 (United Nations World Tourism Organization UNWT, 2008).…”

Andalusia, Spain: An Assessment of Coastal Scenery

“…Coastal tourism is one of the world's largest industries (Klein et al, 2004). In the Mediterranean region, it is the most important activity with 298 million international tourist arrivals in 2008, followed by approximately 400 million domestic tourist arrivals.…”

Investigation of Reproductive Birds in Hara Biosphere Reserve, Threats and Management Strategies

“…The presence of solid anthropogenic residues in natural areas has always been a problem, but they have become increasingly evident as coastal areas previously known for their scenic beauty become degraded by pollution -at larger scales near urban centers, but visible even in remote islands -creating problems of global dimensions that are accelerated by the rapid and uncontrolled growth of human populations. In addition to their visual impact, solid residues generate costs to the ecosystem and the economy, resulting in the direct mortality of animal species by strangulation or ingestion, habitat suppression, the avoidance by tourists of low quality beaches and damage to boats (Ribic et al, 1992;Ress and Pond, 1995;Frost and Cullen, 1997;Walker et al, 1997;Macauley et al, 1999;Klein et al, 2004;Araujo and Costa, 2006 …”