NDLI: Proposal for an Integral Quality Index for Urban and Urbanized Beaches

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Author	Ariza, Eduard Jimenez, Jose A. Sarda, Rafael Villares, Miriam Pinto, Josep Fraguell, Rosa Roca, Elisabet Marti, Carolina Valdemoro, Herminia Ballester, Ramon Fluvia, Modest
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	A composite index, based on function analysis and including thirteen sub-indices, was developed to assess the overall quality of urban and urbanized beaches in the Mediterranean area. The aggregation of components and sub-indices was based on two questionnaires completed by beach users and experts. Applying the new Beach Quality Index (BQI) demonstrated that the quality of beaches could be improved. In general, the strongest aspects of the beaches assessed were those related to short-term user demand, and the weakest were those related to the consequences of human pressure on the area, in particular, erosion problems. The composite index is intended to be used together with Environmental Management Beach Systems (EMBs) as a hierarchical management scorecard and in monitoring programs. This new tool could also make planning more proactive by synthesizing the state of the most important beach processes.
Starting Page	998
Ending Page	1013
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0364152X
Journal	Environmental Management
Volume Number	45
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	14321009
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2010-04-10
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Beach management Integral quality Indicators Function analysis Multi-criteria analysis Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution Forestry Management Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Nature Conservation Ecology Environmental Management
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Pollution Global and Planetary Change

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