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dc.contributor.authorLeahy, Peta
dc.contributor.authorLemckert, Charles
dc.contributor.editorMicallef, A.
dc.contributor.editorVassallo, A.
dc.contributor.editorCassar, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:28:09Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:28:09Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2007-08-02T21:47:23Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/13100
dc.description.abstractAustralia has over 70,000 kilometres of coastline, of which Queensland has 7,000 kilometres. The beach has long occupied a special place in the Australian identity. The beaches are not only important to the Australian people but they are a highly valuable tourist resource. Determining their carrying capacity is an essential factor for their sensible use and management. A preliminary perception study of Gold Coast beaches was conducted over a two-year period - in 2004 and 2005. The survey, adapted from one used in Portugal by Professor Carlos Pereira da Silva (Da Silva, 1998), was conducted with a group of Griffith University students. This survey provided a base from which further research was conducted in April 2006. Using a modified, shorter, more precise, survey with an expanded population range the survey explored beach perception, landscape, and behaviour. The modified survey was conducted at four designated Gold Coast beaches using a random selection process. This initial survey work revealed some interesting results including that the majority of the people surveyed thought beach crowds were perfect in their current state but 79% of the remaining respondents indicated carrying capacity had already been exceeded; with Gold Coast beaches perceived as either over-crowded or could do with less people. The future analysis of this data will assist in gaining a wider populations' perception of the Gold Coast beaches and to better determine what Australians use their beaches for, which can aid in future development and conservation programs.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEuro-Mediterranean Cente on Insular Coastal Dynamics
dc.publisher.placeMalta
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameThe Second International Conference on the Management of Coastal Recreational Resources
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleThe Second International Conference on the Management of Coastal Recreational Resources
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2006-10-25
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2006-11-27
dc.relation.ispartoflocationGozo, Malta
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode299999
dc.titleGold Coast Beach Use & Carrying Capacity
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE2 - Conferences (Non Refereed)
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering
gro.date.issued2006
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorLemckert, Charles J.
gro.griffith.authorLeahy, Peta E.


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