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analysis of this resource for leisure. The recreational and tourist behaviour which occurs
in the coastal environment has also generated a number of seminal studies (i.e. Mercer
1972; Cooper 1981), while the physical geographers have made valid studies
Table 8.2:
Illustrations of the geographer's
contribution to the analysis of coastal recreation
and tourism
Theme
Example(s)
Historical analysis of recreation
and tourism in the coastal zone
E.W.Gilbert (1939), The development of coastal resorts Naylon
(1967), The development of tourism in Spain Patmore (1968),
Spa resorts in Britain H.Robinson (1976), Geography of
tourism and resort development Barke and Towner (1996), The
evolution of tourism in Spanish resorts Towner (1996),
Synthesis of the process of development of resorts and patterns
of tourism
Models of recreation and tourism
Stansfield and Rickert (1970), The recreational business district
Miossec (1972), The process of resort development Pigram
(1977), Analysis of beach resort morphology Britton (1982),
Model of postcolonialist development of resort development
Jeans (1990), Analysis of beach resort morphology in England
and Australia Weaver (2000), Destination development
scenarios
Tourist and recreationalist travel to
the coast
Patmore (1971), Routeways and tourist/recreational travel Wall
(1971, 1972), Patterns of travel by Hull car owners Mercer
(1972), Recreational use of Melbourne beaches
Tourist and recreationalist
behaviour
Coppock (1977a), Second home ownership Cooper (1981), The
behaviour and activities of tourists in Jersey P.P.Wong (1990),
Recreational activities in coastal areas of Singapore Walmesley
and Jenkins (1994), Perception of coastal areas D.G.Pearce
(1998), Tourist time budget study in Vanuatu Tunstall and
Penning-Rowsell (1998), Beach user perceptions in England
Geomorphology of coasts and
interrelationship with
tourism/recreation Coastal
processes and the relationship and
impact on tourism/recreation
activity
May (1993), Survey of South England Morris (1996),
Environmental management in coastal Spain Burns et al.
(1990), Analysis of coastal processes affecting the SW Cape
coastline in South Africa
Resort development
Kirkby (1996), Recreation and the quality of coastal water in
Spain D.G.Pearce (1978), The form and function of French
resorts Carter (1982), Caravan site development in Ireland
P.P.Wong (1986, 1993a), The development of island tourism in
Peninsula Malaysia
Morrison and Dickinson (1987), Costa Brava in Spain Kent et
al. (2002), Water supply and coastal resorts in Mallorca
McEwen et al. (2002), Flood warning and caravan parks
Conservation of coastal
environment
A.White et al. (1997), Special Area Management and coastal
tourism resources in Sri Lanka
Leafe et al. (1998), Shoreline management Turner et al. (1998),
Sustainable management of the coastline Barke and Towner
