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ameliorate negative effects can be addressed. The period since 1970 has not, with a few
notable exceptions, seen the geographical fraternity rise to this challenge and lead the
coastal research agenda in a tourism and recreational context. One would hope, indeed
expect, geographers to engage their skills, building on a long tradition of the
geographer's involvement with the recreational and tourism use of the coast.
QUESTIONS
• Why is the coastline such a popular area for recreationalists and tourists globally?
• What techniques have geographers used to examine tourist use of the coastline, and how
effective are they in explaining the motivation for such activities?
• What are the environmental problems associated with the coastal environment as a
recreational and tourist resource?
• What are the planning and management measures which have been successful in
reconciling the use of coastal environments with the need for preservation and
recuperation of the resource base?
READING
For general overviews of marine and ocean tourism see
Garrod, B. and Wilson, J.C. (eds) (2003) Marine Ecotourism: Issues and Experiences, Clevedon:
Channel View.
Orams, M. (1999) Marine Tourism, London: Routledge.
In terms of the environmental impact of tourism and recreational activities in coastal
environments, see
Baldwin,J. (2000) 'Tourism development, wetland degradation and beach erosion in Antigua, West
Indies', Tourism Geographies, 2(2): 193-218.
Fabbri, P. (ed.) (1990) Recreational Uses of Coastal Areas: A Research Project of the Commission
on the Coastal Environment, Dordrecht: Kluwer.
German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (ed.) (1997) Biodiversity and Tourism: Conflicts
on the World's Seacoasts and Strategies for their Solution, Berlin: Springer.
Wong, P.P. (1999) 'Adaptive use of a rock coast for tourism—Mactan Island, Philippines', Tourism
Geographies, 1(2): 226-43.