Blue Flag beaches : economic growth, tourism and sustainable management /: economic growth, tourism and sustainable management. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: María A. Prats, Fernando Merino.
• Editors: Prats, María A; (Economist), Merino, Fernando
• Contents: General introduction María A. Prats and Fernando Merino 1. Origin, first steps and forthcoming challenges to the Blue Flag José R. Sánchez Moro 2. The Blue Flag programme, at national and international levels: What, why, how, and where to? Nikos Petrou and Johann Durand 3. Blue Flags in the world: a bibliometric analysis Fernando Merino and María A. Prats 4. Social, political and managerial perspectives on Blue Flag beach certification Seweryn Zielinski and Camilo M. Botero 5. Does the Blue Flag program contribute to the schievement of the Sustainable Development Goals? José A. Albaladejo-García and José A. Zabala 6. Dive in Blue Flags: A historical evolution in Europe María Escrivá-Beltrán and Rosa Currás-Móstoles 7. The path of Blue Flag in Latin America and the Caribbean: History, challenges and learnings Camilo M. Botero, Paloma Arias and Lourdes Diaz 8. Impact of Blue Flags on local economy in Spain Ana B. Ramón-Rodríguez, Teresa Torregrosa, Luis Moreno-Izquierdo and Jose F. Perles-Ribes 9. Blue Flag supporting implementation of environmental policies and nature conservation: The case of Greece Nikos Petrou, Dareia-Nefeli Vourdoumpa and Chara Agaoglou 10. Blue Flag and tourism destination efficiency: The French case Aurélie Corne, Olga Goncalves, Nicolas Peypoch 11. The challenge of sustainability in territorial development: The impact of Blue Flag on tourism – The Italian context Francesco Manta, Giulio Fusco and Pierluigi Toma 12. Blue Flags on islands in the Republic of Croatia Kristina Bučar, Izidora Marković Vukadin and Zvjezdana Hendija 13. The impact on the local economy of having coastal areas with Blue Flag: The Turkish case Zeliha Eser and Selay Ilgaz Sümer 14. Blue Flag South Africa: Reflections on a decade of progress Serena Lucrezi and Peet van der Merwe 15. Challenges and opportunities of the Blue Flag certification in Canada Rachel Dodds and Mark Holmes 16. Managing paradise: Reflections on the management of Mexican beaches with the Blue Flag label Omar Cervantes, Aramis Olivos-Ortiz, Jerónimo Ramos Saenz Pando, Dora María Castro-Linares and Itzel Sosa-Argáez 17. Blue Flag in Brazil: Beginning and growth Marinez Scherer, Leana Bernardi, Isabela Keren Gregorio Kerber and Alessandra Pfuetzenreuter 18. Blue Flag in India: Beacons for sustainable costal management Sujeetkumar M. Dongre, Shriji Kurup and Sanskriti Menon 19. The status of Blue Flag in Japan: Can Blue Flag be used for beach community development as a sustainable tourist destination? Norie Hirata and Susumu Kawahara General conclusions María A. Prats and Fernando Merino
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (264 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 333.917; Coastal zone management; Sustainable development; Environmental economics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000922080; 9781000922059
• Related ISBNs: 9781032347349
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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