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Bridging the Gap between Landscape and Management within Marinas: A Review

open access: yesLand, 2021
Marinas are known to be features related to nautical tourism. Nevertheless, the responsibility of managers does not lie solely on providing accurate services to boats, seafarers and visitors.
Ricardo Martin   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Customer segmentation for marinas: Evaluating marinas as destinations

open access: yesTourism Management, 2016
Abstract Marinas are a significant part of marine tourism activity and they are complex organizations having a highly heterogeneous business structure with many different companies trying to provide the various services that altogether compromise the so called “marina services”.
Neslihan Paker
exaly   +4 more sources

Social aspects in small ports tourism sustainability

open access: yesTeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 2023
The attraction of the place, the perception of services, the awareness, and the tourist satisfaction play an important role to motivate a tourist to visit and revisit a destination.
Alessandro Bove, Elena Mazzola
doaj   +1 more source

Managing Biofouling on Submerged Static Artificial Structures in the Marine Environment – Assessment of Current and Emerging Approaches

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2021
The number, extent, diversity, and global reach of submerged static artificial structures (SSAS) in the marine environment is increasing. These structures are prone to the accumulation of biofouling that can result in unwanted impacts, both immediate and
Grant Hopkins   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic Valuation of Landscape in Marinas: Application to a Marina in Spanish Southern Mediterranean Coast (Granada, Spain)

open access: yesLand, 2022
Assigning a monetary value to a landscape improves its importance. It helps to realize the magnitude of the benefits that can be obtained and represents the basis for applying protection and improvement policies. As a case study, we considered Marina del
Ricardo Martín, Víctor Yepes
doaj   +1 more source

Accounting of marine and coastal ecosystems at the Ramsar Site, Estuarine Delta System of the Magdalena River, Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia [PDF]

open access: yesOne Ecosystem, 2023
The Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta Ramsar Site (CGSM) is the most important Caribbean estuarine wetland in Colombia. The site represents a strategically important ecosystem supporting the national and local economy.
Camilo Gomez Cardona   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Tradicionais e novos atrativos nos balneários turísticos na Franças e no Nordeste do Brasil

open access: yesConfins, 2023
Throughout the 20th century, tropical areas became increasingly more attractive, and today they represent places of international prominence for the practice of tourism and leisure activities. Therefore, aware of the coexistence of generations of seaside
Alexandre Queiroz Pereira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban rendezvous along the seashore: Ports as Darwinian field labs for studying marine evolution in the Anthropocene

open access: yesEvolutionary Applications, 2023
Humans have built ports on all the coasts of the world, allowing people to travel, exploit the sea, and develop trade. The proliferation of these artificial habitats and the associated maritime traffic is not predicted to fade in the coming decades ...
Fanny Touchard   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

eDNA Metabarcoding Analysis as Tool to Assess the Presence of Non-Indigenous Species (NIS): A Case Study in the Bilge Water

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
One of the most important causes of biodiversity loss are non-indigenous species (NIS), in particular invasive ones. The dispersion of NIS mainly depends on anthropogenic activities such as maritime traffic, which account for almost half of the total NIS
Teresa Maggio   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Relationship between Landscape and Management within Marinas: The Managers’ Perception

open access: yesLand, 2022
Marinas are maritime features related to nautical tourism. The contemplation of pleasant surroundings acquires great importance in achieving this leisure character.
Ricardo Martín, Víctor Yepes
doaj   +1 more source

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