Will Climate Change Affect the Attractiveness of Beaches? Beach Users’ Perceptions in Catalonia (NW Mediterranean)

Bombana, Briana; Santos-Lacueva, Raquel; Saladié, Òscar

doi:10.3390/su15107805

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“…The presence of ample evidence that highlights the significance of climate in the decision-making processes of tourists suggests that projected climate changes may have critical consequences for the demand for tourism [28,30,66]. The impact of climate change on coastal tourism destinations can result in changes to the distribution of climate conditions, affecting tourism seasonality, demand, and travel patterns [18,67]. This is due to the alteration of climate characteristics, including sunshine duration, precipitation, humidity, wind speed, and mean temperature, which are known to be influenced by climate change.…”

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Projected Summer Tourism Potential of the Black Sea Region

Turp,

An,

Bilgin

et al. 2023

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The impacts of climate change and the extent of their consequences exhibit regional variability. The negative effects of climate change on the tourism industry require a comprehensive examination of the vulnerabilities of tourism–dependent countries. Considering that the tourism sector is an important source of income for these countries, it is imperative to evaluate the potential consequences of climate change. Its effects may lead to changes in the location and popularity of tourist destinations and the timing of the tourism season. If popular coastal destinations cannot respond effectively to the impacts of climate change, alternative tourism destinations need to be explored to reduce financial losses. This study aims to assess the potential of the Black Sea coasts as an alternative tourism destination. The evaluation was conducted using the Holiday Climate Index (HCI), a prominent indicator for determining human comfort. The research showed that Türkiye’s Black Sea coast may have the necessary comfort level for beach tourism in the summer season and may be attractive for more tourists considering the positive relationship between arrival and overnight stay and tourist comfort.

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Projected Summer Tourism Potential of the Black Sea Region

Turp,

An,

Bilgin

et al. 2023

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“…When choosing a tourist destination, coasts are probably the most attractive tourist places around the world [7][8][9]. The principal reason to visit coastal areas, particularly beaches, is to enjoy the pleasures of the Sea, Sun and Sand ("3S") tourism, the beauty of coastal landscapes and other tourist activities [10][11][12]. Currently, various human impacts, especially litter, pose a serious threat to beaches along the coast [13][14][15][16].…”

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The Sector Analysis as a Coastal Management Tool for Sustainable Tourism Development on the Mediterranean Coast of Morocco

Er-Ramy,

Nachite,

Anfuso

et al. 2023

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Beaches are ecologically valuable ecosystems and sites that attract many tourists from all over the world, therefore, knowledge of their environmental conditions to establish sound management strategies is of extreme relevance. This study aims to assess and classify 50 beaches through an innovative coastal management approach called “Sector Analysis”, which integrates Litter grading, the coastal scenic quality and beach typology in order to classify sites into one of three sectors: Green (high value sites), Red (low value sites) and Yellow (sites with contradictory values). Litter Grade makes it possible to classify a site according to the quantity of litter using four grades from “A” (low) to “D” (high amount). The Coastal Scenic Evaluation System (CSES) allows to classify sites into five classes, ranging from extremely attractive natural sites (Class I) to unattractive degraded and urbanized sites (Class V). This innovative methodology for sustainable coastal area management can be easily applied to any beach in the world. The results on Litter Grade and CSES considered in this paper were obtained from previous studies and used to obtain the Sector Analysis that showed only 8 sites (16%) are in the Green sector, 18 sites (36%) in the Red sector and 24 sites (48%) in the Yellow sector. The significant percentage of sites in the Red sector (one third of the sites studied) clearly indicates the degradation that the Moroccan Mediterranean coast has undergone due to considerable anthropogenic activities and the lack of adequate coastal management programs. In this study, various management interventions were proposed to conserve and improve the aesthetic quality of beaches and reduce the impact and presence of litter in the coastal areas.

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