Abstract

This work carries out a landscape analysis for the last 60 years to compare the degree of preservation of two areas on the same Italian coastline characterized by different environmental protection levels: a National de- signated protected areas and a highly tourist coastal destination. The conversion of natural land-covers into human land uses were detected for protected and unprotected coastal stretches highlighting that the only es- tablishment of a protected area is not enough to stem undesirable land-use outcomes. A survey analysis was also conducted to assess attitudes of beach users and to evaluate their perception of natural habitats, beach and coastal water quality, and coastal dynamic over time. The results of 2071 questionnaires showed that there is similarity between subjective and objective data. However, several beach users perceived a bad quality of coastal water in the legally unprotected coastal area. The implications from a planning and management perspective are discussed.

Autore Pugliese

• Petrosillo Irene , Zurlini Giovanni

Tutti gli autori

• Aretano R. , Parlagreco L. , Semeraro T. , Zurlini G. , Petrosillo I.

Titolo volume/Rivista

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Anno di pubblicazione

2017

ISSN

0025-326X

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