Autor segons l'article: Serrano Gine, David; Perez Albert, Yolanda; Bonfill Cervero, Carla
Departament: Geografia Geografia
Autor/s de la URV: Perez Albert, Maria Yolanda / SERRANO GINÉ, DAVID
Paraules clau: Mediterranean Diba Coastal protected areas Beach quality index Beach management
Resum: The Dynamic Index for Beaches in protected areas (DIBA) is introduced as a dynamic method for evaluating the quality of beaches in protected areas. The aim of this dynamic approach is to assess quality on a weekly basis so that different scores may be obtained throughout the bathing season. The index is made up of three sub-indices encompassing the main concerns regarding beaches in protected areas, i.e. the environment, landscape and recreation. These sub-indices consist of nine indicators and four sub-indicators; seven parameters are recorded yearly and the rest weekly. The procedure is tested at four selected beaches on Spain's Mediterranean coast and gives good overall scores although these decrease throughout the bathing season, mainly due to a high beach users frequentation. The DIBA is a useful tool for managers of beaches and protected areas because it can be used to characterize and compare beaches. With minor adjustments, this procedure may be applied to other beaches in protected areas in the Mediterranean basin.
Àrees temàtiques: Geography, planning and development Geography Geografia i urbanisme Geografía Earth-surface processes Ciencias sociales
Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 14702541
Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: myolanda.perez@urv.cat
Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0003-1634-4986
Data d'alta del registre: 2024-09-07
Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion
URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referència a l'article segons font original: Scottish Geographical Journal. 134 (3-4): 237-256
Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Serrano Gine, David; Perez Albert, Yolanda; Bonfill Cervero, Carla (2018). The DIBA: a dynamic assessment tool for beach quality in protected areas. Scottish Geographical Journal, 134(3-4), 237-256. DOI: 10.1080/14702541.2018.1489557
Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Any de publicació de la revista: 2018
Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
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