Microplastic levels on sandy beaches: are the effects of tourism and coastal recreation really important?

AC Ronda, MC Menéndez, N Tombesi, M Álvarez… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
This study assessed the effect of tourism and other recreational activities on microplastic
(MP) levels and their characteristics in the sand and surf zone of the seawater. Six sites were …

Overcoming the unprecedented: Micro, small and medium hospitality enterprises under COVID-19

AD Alonso, A Bressan, SK Kok, N Sakellarios… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The sudden irruption of COVID-19 has paralysed, even devastated, numerous industries.
Academic and industry publications also convey the destructive impacts of this phenomenon …

Beach tourists behavior and beach management strategy under the ongoing prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of Qingdao, China

S Li, J Ding, X Zheng, Y Sui - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 has led beach tourism to a complete halt in January
2020, disrupting millions of livelihoods and businesses. Due to the economic importance of …

Social carrying capacity and emotion dynamics in urban national parks during the COVID-19 pandemic

X Xiao, J Gao, J Lu, P Li, Y Zhang - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the mobility, accessibility, and behaviors of visitors
dramatically. Under the impact of COVID-19, the social carrying capacity and emotion …

Explore the mechanism for seafarers to reconnect with work after post-pandemic psychological distress (PAPIST19): the moderating role of health-supporting climate

A Luqman, Q Zhang - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Covid-19 has disrupted the lives of employees all over the world. After experiencing a
prolonged yet ongoing destructive event (ie Covid-19), finding an effective and non-invasive …

Cruise tourism in the context of COVID-19: Dilemmas and solutions

H Zhang, Q Wang, J Chen, N Rangel-Buitrago… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 cases on international cruise ships have attracted extensive attention from the
international community as well as the world's tourism and shipping industry. This virus …

Integrated coastal zone management in the context of COVID-19

GME Perillo, CM Botero, CB Milanes, CI Elliff… - Ocean & coastal …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the increasing need for and emergence of research on ocean and coastal issues in the
context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ocean & Coastal Management journal presents this …

Landscape Perception and the Importance of Recreation Areas for Students during the Pandemic Time

S Bernat, K Trykacz, J Skibiński - International journal of environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The landscape and its perception influence the quality of life of a local community.
Recreation areas bring a lot of benefits to society, also in terms of mental health. Open …

Ecosystem carrying and occupancy capacity on a beach in southwestern Spain

N Murillo, ML Pérez-Cayeiro, L Del Río - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The number of tourists visiting coastal areas of the world is increasing every year, often
resulting in negative impacts on the coastal environment. This paper proposes the analysis …

Toward multi-granularity spatiotemporal simulation modeling of crowd movement for dynamic assessment of tourist carrying capacity

N Shen, H Zhang, H Wang, X Zhou… - GIScience & Remote …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Dynamic process simulation and prediction of crowd movement are effective approaches to
understanding the complex human behavior system in GIScience. At present, obtaining full …