Beaches as Societal Assets: Council Expenditures, Recreational Returns, and Climate Change

Title
Beaches as Societal Assets: Council Expenditures, Recreational Returns, and Climate Change
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Blackwell, Boyd
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8143-158X
Email: bblackw2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:bblackw2
Raybould, Mike
Lazarow, Neil
Editor
Editor(s): Clement A Tisdell
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Place of publication
Hackensack, United States of America
Edition
1
DOI
10.1142/9789814327084_0020
UNE publication id
une:12658
Abstract
Drawing on expenditure and survey data from the Gold and Sunshine Coasts in Queensland, Australia, this chapter compares expenditures on beaches relative to their recreational benefits. Beaches are found to be exceptional investments. The comparison of the two councils also provides insights into their relative capacity to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change. The Gold Coast can rely to some extent on historical large investments in infrastructure to defend itself against change. In contrast, the Sunshine Coast has more options which may lower the cost of adaptation e.g., it can rely more heavily on retreating from change in certain locations because of historical investment in dunal buffer zones. However, historical investment patterns impact in different ways on the environmental quality of beaches and the benefits provided to users and non-users. Limitations and areas of future research are also outlined.
Link
Citation
Handbook of Tourism Economics: Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies, p. 443-467
ISBN
9789814513807
9789814327077
Start page
443
End page
467

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