Author, as appears in the article.: David SERRANO GINÉ; Yolanda PÉREZ ALBERT; BONFILL, C.
Department: Geografia
URV's Author/s: SERRANO GINÉ, DAVID; PEREZ ALBERT, MARIA YOLANDA; BONFILL, C.
Abstract: 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; the five
indicators are recorded yearly and the four sub-indicators are recorded 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. 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.
Research group: GRATET. Anàlisi Territorial i Estudis Turístics
Thematic Areas: Geografia Geografía Geography
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 1470-2541
Author identifier: 0000-0003-1676-7110; 0000-0003-1634-4986;
Record's date: 2018-09-12
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion
Funding program: plan; SPATIUM; CSO2014-52721-P
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2018
Publication Type: Article Artículo Article
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