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Beachgoers' demands vs. Blue Flag Aims in South Africa?
(Coastal Education & Research Foundation, 2015)
The Blue Flag is a beach award aimed to preserve features of the beach environment. While it is assumed that the Blue Flag attracts tourism, this depends on factors such as the socio-demographic background of beachgoers, ...
Managing beaches and beachgoers: lessons from and for the Blue Flag award
(Elsevier, 2015)
The Blue Flag is a beach award scheme adopted by coastal municipalities to manage beaches and attract
tourism. This paper evaluates beachgoers' views of the Blue Flag award in South Africa, and examines
these in the light ...
Impact of off-road vehicles (ORVs) on ghost crabs of sandy beaches with traffic restrictions: a case study of Sodwana Bay, South Africa
(Springer Verlag, 2014)
Off-road vehicles (ORVs) are popular in coastal recreation, although they have negative impacts on sandy shores. In South Africa, ORVs are banned from most coastal areas, while some areas are designated for restricted ORV ...
Influence of infrastructure development on the vegetation community structure of coastal dunes: Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
(Springer Verlag, 2014)
Coastal dunes are increasingly at risk due to pressures deriving from global climate change, sea level rise, recreation and development. The consequences of the “coastal squeeze” in which dunes are placed, such as erosion ...
An assessment tool for sandy beaches: a case study for integrating beach description, human dimension, and economic factors to identify priority management issues
(Elsevier, 2016)
Sandy beaches offer invaluable services, the overexploitation of which threatens their survival. Management responses may be inappropriate, focussing on limited aspects of beaches and neglecting key characteristics. This ...
Managing diving impacts on reef ecosystems: analysis of putative, marine life preferences and experience on divers environmental perceptions
(Elsevier, 2013)
Scuba diving is a growing form of tourism reflecting positively on the economy of coastal communities. However, any negative impacts associated with scuba diving need to be prevented to safeguard the critical ecosystem ...
Perceived diving impacts and managment implications at a popular South African reef
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
Coral reefs are threatened by impacts such as from scuba diving, and ongoing research is required to assess diving impacts, diver behavior and environmental knowledge. This study investigated perceived diving impacts, reef ...