Second International Conference on the Management of Coastal Recreational Resources ~ Beaches, Yacht Marinas and Coastal Ecotourism ~ 25-27 Oct 2006 - Gozo, Malta TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ....................................................................................................................................................vii BEACH MANAGEMENT Marine Sand Deposits, Nourishment Projects and Economic Value of Beaches in Italy – A New Approach for Coastal Protection and Suitable Tourism Antonelli, U., Paltrinieri, D., Viglione, M. ................................................................................3 The Non-Market Value of Beaches: How Much Do We Know? Atiyah, P., Pendleton, L. ............................................................................................................15 Environmental Monitoring at St George’s Bay (Malta) in connection with Beach Replenishment Works Borg, J. A., Gauci, M. J., Magro, M., Micallef, M. A. ...............................................................25 Coast Protection from Erosion: a Socio-Economic Analysis of Beach Nourishment (the case of Ladispoli Beach) De Angelis, G., Venzi, L. ............................................................................................................35 Quantitative Evaluation of Coastal Scenery in E. Scotland Duck, R. W., Phillips, M. R., Williams, A. T. . ............................................................................49 Simulation Models for CZM: A Pilot Study for Çıralı Ergin, A., Karaesmen, E., Gezer, E. ..........................................................................................57 Coastal Erosion Hazards around the Coast of Malta Farrugia, M. T. ..........................................................................................................................69 Aerial Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis of Marine Benthic Habitats in St George’s Bay (Malta) Galdies, C., Borg, J. A. ..............................................................................................................81 Mangatawhiri Spit, Omaha Beach, Northern New Zealand: Evolution, Exploitation, Development(s), Erosion and Management – Historical Perceptions Gregory, M. R. ...........................................................................................................................89 A European Protocol for Re-identifying identifying Bathing Waters Heaney, T., Wallbank, S. ................................................................................................ ................................ ............................................ 97 Pollution Source Tracking at New Hampshire (USA) Ocean Beaches Jones, S., Sumner, S.,, Landry, Landry N., Connor, J. ................................................................ ............................................107 Integrated Management of Marsala Coast (Sicily-Italy) (Sicily Liguori, V., Manno, G., Tobia, F. M. ......................................................................................... .........................115 Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability in South Sicily (Italy) Liguori, V., Manno, G., Cintolo, R., Anfuso, G., Martínez, J. A. ............................................... ................................ 125 “Safersands ” A New Beach Risk Management Scheme for Tourist Beaches McCue, J. ................................................................................................................................ ................................ ...................................133 Pollution state of the Mostaganem Coast and Biological and Ecological Study of Patella ferruginea (Gmelin, 1791) in Stidia Area (Mostaganem) Mezali, K. ................................................................................................................................ ................................ ...................................143 Changes to Dune Vulnerability at Studland, UK. Morris, A. J., Sherwood, G. M. ................................................................................................ ..................................149 Comparative Beach Aesthetics: Southwest Coasts of England Eng and Wales, UK Phillips, M. R., Wadham, T., May, E., Banfield, K. ................................................................ ...................................159 Modeling Groundwater Response to Beach Dewatering at Ravenna Shoreline Piccini, M. F., Gonella, M., Teatini, P., Gabbianelli, G. ........................................................... ...........................169 Application of the Bathing Area Registration and Evaluation (BARE) system – experience from Istria County on the northern Croatian coastline Radic, M., Micallef, A., Williams, A. T., Ergin, A. ................................................................ .....................................179 Management of Coastal Recreational Concrete Structures: some s Case Studies Tughar, M. S. M., Bindra, S.P. ................................................................................................ ...................................191 Human Trampling, Sandy Beaches and Sandhoppers Ugolini, A., Ungherese, G., Somigli, S., Galanti, G., Borghini, F., Baroni, D., Focardi, S. .....199 Adapting Beach Management to the Local Context: a Social Perception Approach. Villares, M., Roca, E., Junyent, R. ............................................................................................. .............................207 Social Perception of Beach Erosion - The Case of Espinho Beach, Portugal Veloso Gomes, F., Taveira Pinto, F., das Neves, L., Pais Barbosa, J., Neves, A. C. ................217 Gold Coast Beach Use and Carrying Capacity Williams, P., Lemckert, C.. . ................................................................................................ ........................................229 YACHT MARINAS Yacht Marina Development in Malta Buhagiar, S., Schembri, J. A. ................................................................................................ .....................................237 Yacht Tourism: Key to Prosperity in the Peripheral Region Carruthers, S. .............................................................................................................................245 An Approach to the Sustainable Management of Marinas Fabiano, M., de Vito, P., Marin, V., Moreno, M., Vassallo, P. .................................................251 A New Marina in the Venice Lagoon Michieletto, P. ............................................................................................................................265 Strategic Business Model for Marina Profitability Raviv, A., Menipaz, E., Hartmann, D. ........................................................................................273 An Ecological Approach to Yacht Marina Development in Turkey Senlier, N. ..................................................................................................................................281 SUSTAINABLE COASTAL TOURISM Steps towards Sustainable Tourism in Coastal Areas Albuquerque, H., Martins, F., Costa, C. ....................................................................................289 Research for the Development and Protection of Three Areas (Tegnùe) in the Gulf of Venice (Italy) Baroni A., Falconi, N., Falconi, A. ............................................................................................299 Evolution of an Environmental Mosaic in a Coastal Area of Veneto -Italy: Jesolo Caravello, G., De Mari,D., Tarocco, S. .....................................................................................307 Diving Holidays in the Maltese Islands: an Operator’s Viewpoint Caruana, S. ................................................................................................................................319 The Visual Impact of the Hotel Redevelopment at Ir-Ramla Tal-Mixquqa Casha, O. ...................................................................................................................................325 Advanced Web Applications for the Promotion of Ecotourism Christodoulopoulou, C., Garofalakis, J., Giannakoudi, T., Koskeris, A. ..................................337 Diving as Ecotourism: Insights on Impacts. Dearden, P., Bennett, M., Rollins, R. .........................................................................................345 Introduction of Exotic Plants caused by Beach and Dune Management Gallego-Fernández, J. B., Muñoz-Vallés, S., Dellafiore, C. ......................................................355 The Role of Ecotourism within Tanzania’s Marine Protected Areas Johnson, D. ................................................................................................................................365 Golf Wars: Is the Coast an Appropriate Place? Johnson, D. ................................................................................................................................373 Integrating Protected Areas in Coastal Zone Management: A Case Study from the Maghreb Lutz, M. ......................................................................................................................................379 Visual Analysis of the Relationship between Tourist Resorts and the Environment Mutlu Danacı, H., Sayan, S. .......................................................................................................389 QualityCoast – Piloting of a Sustainable Tourism Programme in Cork Harbour, Ireland O’Mahony, C., Cummins, V., Ferreira, M., Pickaver, A. ..........................................................399 Waterfront Regeneration: Learning through Experience Phillips, M. R., Johnson, D. . ......................................................................................................409 Commercial Fishing, the Fishery Crisis and Coastal Tourism: What are the Links and Potential? Robertson, R. A., Claesson, S. ....................................................................................................417 Sustainable Tourism Development in Coastal and Marine National Parks Stevens, T. ..................................................................................................................................427 Community-Based Coastal Ecotourism in Pakistan Ullah, Z., Johnson, D., Upton, A., Williams, A. T. .....................................................................437 Global Warning/Sea Level Rise: Views on Environmental Priority Issues by some UK Scientists Williams, A. T. ............................................................................................................................447