Autor según el artículo: Serrano Gine, David; Perez Albert, Yolanda; Bonfill Cervero, Carla
Departamento: Geografia Geografia
Autor/es de la URV: Perez Albert, Maria Yolanda / SERRANO GINÉ, DAVID
Palabras clave: Beach management Beach quality index Coastal protected areas Diba Mediterranean
Resumen: 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.
Áreas temáticas: Ciencias sociales Earth-surface processes Geografía Geografia i urbanisme Geography Geography, planning and development
Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Direcció de correo del autor: myolanda.perez@urv.cat
ISSN: 14702541
Identificador del autor: 0000-0003-1634-4986
Fecha de alta del registro: 2023-02-18
Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion
Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Scottish Geographical Journal. 134 (3-4): 237-256
Referencia 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
URL Documento de licencia: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
DOI del artículo: 10.1080/14702541.2018.1489557
Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Año de publicación de la revista: 2018
Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
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