Abstract:
:Four beaches that share physiographic characteristics (sandy, wide, and long) but differ in socioeconomic and cultural terms (three are located in northwestern Mexico and one in California, USA) were evaluated by beach users. Surveys (565) composed of 36 questions were handed out to beach users on weekends and holidays in 2005. The 25 questions that revealed the most information were selected by factor analysis and classified by cluster analysis. Beach users' preferences were assigned a value by comparing the present survey results with the characteristics of an "ideal" recreational urban beach. Cluster analysis separated three groups of questions: (a) services and infrastructure, (b) recreational activities, and (c) beach conditions. Cluster linkage distance (r=0.82, r=0.78, r=0.67) was used as a weight and multiplied by the value of beach descriptive factors. Mazatlán and Oceanside obtained the highest values because there are enough infrastructure and services; on the contrary, Ensenada and Rosarito were rated medium and low because infrastructure and services are lacking. The presently proposed method can contribute to improving current beach evaluations because the final score represents the beach users' evaluation of the quality of the beach. The weight considered in the present study marks the beach users' preferences among the studied beaches. Adding this weight to beach evaluation will contribute to more specific beach planning in which users' perception is considered.
journal_name
Environ Managejournal_title
Environmental managementauthors
Cervantes O,Espejel I,Arellano E,Delhumeau Sdoi
10.1007/s00267-008-9104-8subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-08-01 00:00:00pages
249-64issue
2eissn
0364-152Xissn
1432-1009journal_volume
42pub_type
杂志文章abstract::We sampled 92 wetlands from four different basins in the United States to quantify observer repeatability in rapid wetland condition assessment using the Delaware Rapid Assessment Protocol (DERAP). In the Inland Bays basin of Delaware, 58 wetland sites were sampled by multiple observers with varying levels of experien...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-009-9316-6
更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The last 30 years has seen an increase in environmental, socio-economic, and recreational objectives being considered throughout the forest planning process. In the Finnish context these are considered mainly at the regional level potentially missing out on more local issues and problems. Such local information would ...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-014-0438-0
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A large body of literature addresses the role of science in environmental impact assessment (EIA) but less attention has been given to the views of practitioners themselves. In this research a survey of 31 EIA practitioners in Western Australia was undertaken to determine their perceptions of the quality and importanc...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-003-2709-z
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The traditional method of identifying wildlife habitat distribution over large regions consists of pixel-based classification of satellite images into a suite of habitat classes used to select suitable habitat patches. Object-based classification is a new method that can achieve the same objective based on the segment...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-007-9031-0
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The creation of protected conservation areas may result in protracted conflicts between stakeholders. In this study we examine the drivers of anthropogenic wildfire ignitions in the National Park of "los Alerces" (NPA) in Patagonia, Argentina. The NPA was established in 1937 to protect the native "andino-patagónico" f...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-020-01265-w
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Rapid growth of intensive animal industries in southeast Queensland, Australia, has led to large volumes of animal waste production, which possess serious environmental problems in the Murray Darling Basin (MDB). This study presents a method of selecting sites for the safe application of animal waste as fertiliser to ...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s002670010241
更新日期:2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Assessment of lake impairment status and identification of threats' type and source is essential for protection of intact, enhancement of modified, and restoration of impaired lakes. For regions in which large numbers of lakes occur, such assessment has usually been done for only small fractions of lakes due to resour...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-010-9525-z
更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::We tested the precision and accuracy of the Trimble GeoXTtrade mark global positioning system (GPS) handheld receiver on point and area features and compared estimates of stream habitat dimensions (e.g., lengths and areas of riffles and pools) that were made in three different Oklahoma streams using the GPS receiver a...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-004-0270-z
更新日期:2006-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Knowledge of the causes of forest fires, and of the main driving factors of ignition, is an indispensable step towards effective fire prevention policies. This study analyses the factors driving forest fire ignition in the Mediterranean region including the most common human and environmental factors used for modellin...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s00267-012-9961-z
更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Waquoit Bay Watershed ecological risk assessment was performed by an interdisciplinary and interagency workgroup. This paper focuses on the steps taken to formulate the analysis plan for this watershed assessment. The workgroup initially conducted a series of meetings with the general public and local and state ma...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-004-0085-y
更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Taking 109 gymnosperm species in China as a case, the uncertainty and risk of losing habitat areas of gymnosperm species under future climate conditions were investigated via representative concentration pathways climate change scenarios, fuzzy set classifications and Monte Carlo techniques. Under nonrandom climate ch...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-020-01262-z
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Internet-led digital economy is changing both the production and consumption patterns at the global scale. Although great potential exists to harness information technology in general and the Internet in particular and improve the environment, possible negative impacts of e-commerce on the environment should also ...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-001-0027-x
更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::/ In 1997, Oregon enacted amendments to its state hazardous waste site cleanup law which emphasize risk-based remedial action decisions. In a departure from US EPA practice, the amended statute and associated rules require that protection of ecological receptors occur at the population level for all plants and animals...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s002679910022
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::In Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) has been observed to be declining on elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) winter range for many decades. To support elk management decisions, the SAVANNA ecosystem model was adapted to explore interactions between elk herbivory and aspen dynamics. The ...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-002-0029-3
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study was aimed at determining, under field conditions, early interactions between planted cypress seedlings and their associated shrubs in a mesic area of Andean Patagonia and, in a nursery, the effects of increasing light availability on cypress performance when soil water was not a limiting factor. The field e...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-014-0363-2
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Monitoring is essential to track the long-term recovery of endangered species. Greater emphasis on habitat monitoring is especially important for taxa whose populations may be difficult to quantify (e.g., insects) or when true recovery (delisting) requires continuous species-specific habitat management. In this paper,...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-014-0351-6
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Knowledge of the effects of climate factors on net primary production (NPP) is pivotal to understanding ecosystem processes in the terrestrial carbon cycle. Our goal was to evaluate four different categories of effects (physical, climatic, NDVI, and all effects[global]) as predictors of forest NPP in eastern China. We...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-011-9710-8
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cross-boundary coordination is a tool for ecosystem management whereby landowners voluntarily coordinate management practices toward economic and/or ecological landscape-scale outcomes (e.g., fiber, invasive species control, habitat). Past research indicates that it may be particularly applicable on landscapes that in...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-008-9195-2
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article explores the expression of three forest value orientations that emerged from an analysis of Australian news media discourse about the management of Australian native forests from August 1, 1997 through December 31, 2004. Computer-coded content analysis was used to measure and track the relative importance...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-007-9011-4
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The biodiversity of many Brazilian rivers is seriously threatened by industrial and municipal pollution, and Rio Paraiba do Sul, located between two major industrial centers is one example of this situation. A survey of the fish assemblage was conducted from October 1998 to September 1999 and the data were used to dev...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-003-3003-9
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::/ We identified and ranked 108 resident and migratory wildlife taxa on John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) that were vulnerable to local, regional, or global extinction. We ranked taxa based on their vulnerability to extinction, their potential role for maintaining faunal integrity, and the relevance of KSC for maintai...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s002679900107
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Here we report N(2)O emission results for freshwater marshes isolated from human activities at the Sanjiang Experimental Station of Marsh Wetland Ecology in northeastern China. These results are important for us to understand N(2)O emission in natural processes in undisturbed freshwater marsh. Two adjacent plots of De...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-006-0349-9
更新日期:2007-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the past few decades, the demand for construction grade sand is increasing in many parts of the world due to rapid economic development and subsequent growth of building activities. This, in many of the occasions, has resulted in indiscriminate mining of sand from in-stream and floodplain areas leading to severe da...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-010-9571-6
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::/ Collaboration of countries with an aim to share fresh surface water resources promises to generate potential joint benefits. Unfortunately, existing agreements lack the perspective and capacity to produce any real action in efficient cross-border water allocation. When that problem is encountered by any two adjacent...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s002679900079
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article presents a review of major empirical research on environmental justice. Forty-two empirical research studies spanning three decades were evaluated and categorized on the basis of how well they meet reasonable scientific standards. Twelve of those studies are described and critiqued in detail, and an overv...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1007/s00267-001-0037-8
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Brazil's Samuel Dam, which formed a 540-km2 reservoir in the state of Rondônia in 1988, provides lessons for development decisions throughout Amazonia and in other tropical areas. The decision to build the dam was heavily influenced by its role in the political strategies of key decision makers. Samuel illustrates bot...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-004-0100-3
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Visitor use surveys and water quality data indicates that high visitor use levels of two rivers in Puerto Rico does not appear to adversely affect several water quality parameters. Optimum visitor use to maximize visitor defined satisfaction is a more constraining limit on visitor use than water quality. Our multiple ...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-008-9079-5
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::A map of ecological regions of the conterminous United States, first published in 1987, has been greatly refined and expanded into a hierarchical spatial framework in response to user needs, particularly by state resource management agencies. In collaboration with scientists and resource managers from numerous agencie...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-014-0364-1
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Decision making related to incidental take of endangered species under U.S. law lends itself well to a structured decision making approach. Incidental take is the permitted killing, harming, or harassing of a protected species under the law as long as that harm is incidental to an otherwise lawful activity and does no...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-012-9981-8
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Public and private companies make significant water infrastructure investments to meet increasing water demand. In this context, investments in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), which play an important role in recycling of used water, are also increasing. This study investigates determination of the efficiency scor...
journal_title:Environmental management
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s00267-020-01381-7
更新日期:2020-10-30 00:00:00