A critical review of the issue of cigarette butt pollution in coastal environments

MCB Araújo, MF Costa - Environmental research, 2019 - Elsevier
Beach anthropogenic litter is a worldwide problem and has been discussed in the
specialized literature for decades. Cigarette butts (CB) are the most frequent form of …

Cigarettes butt littering: The story of the world's most littered item from the perspective of pollution, remedial actions, and policy measures

KR Vanapalli, HB Sharma, S Anand, VP Ranjan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cigarettes butt (CB) is one of the most littered items on the planet. This paper critically
analyzes the factors responsible for CB littering, and associated environmental ramifications …

How does the beach ecosystem change without tourists during COVID-19 lockdown?

EH Soto, CM Botero, CB Milanés… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban tourist beach ecosystems provide the essential service of recreation. These
ecosystems also support critical ecological functions where biodiversity conservation is not …

An assessment tool for sandy beaches: A case study for integrating beach description, human dimension, and economic factors to identify priority management issues

S Lucrezi, M Saayman, P Van der Merwe - Ocean & coastal management, 2016 - Elsevier
Sandy beaches offer invaluable services, the overexploitation of which threatens their
survival. Management responses may be inappropriate, focussing on limited aspects of …

The influence of corporate governance on environmental disclosure of listed non-financial firms in Nigeria

N Odoemelam, RG Okafor - Indonesian Journal of Sustainability …, 2018 - ijsam.org
The study investigates the influence of corporate governance on environmental disclosure of
non-financial firms listed in Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), anchoring on †œtrinity …

Willingness to pay for Beach Ecosystem Services: The case study of three Colombian beaches

T Enriquez-Acevedo, CM Botero… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Throughout the scientific literature, beaches have been regarded as very valuable
ecosystems for the tourism industry; however, these ecosystems provide multiple direct and …

Blue Flag beach certification: an environmental management tool or tourism promotional tool?

L Klein, R Dodds - Tourism Recreation Research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Beach certification schemes, such as Blue Flag, have become prevalent in the current
literature as a beach management tool that is said to bridge the gap between recreation and …

Exploring multi-dimensional recreational quality of beach socio-ecological systems in the Canary Islands (Spain)

C Peña-Alonso, E Ariza, L Hernández-Calvento… - Tourism …, 2018 - Elsevier
Beaches exposed to continuous arrivals of tourists, such as on the Canary Islands, are
subject to demands for quality requirements that are more stringent than in other coastal …

Willingness to pay for management and preservation of natural, semi-urban and urban beaches in Italy

I Rodella, F Madau, M Mazzanti, C Corbau… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2019 - Elsevier
The main purpose of the study is to evaluate the economic value related to beach
preservation by elicitation of the willingness to pay (WTP). This analysis is based on the …

Anthropogenic litter on beaches with different levels of development and use: a snapshot of a coast in Pernambuco (Brazil)

MCB Araújo, JS Silva-Cavalcanti… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
This research aimed to evaluate anthropogenic litter found on beaches with different levels
of development and use along the coast of Pernambuco (northeast Brazil) to determine …