Public perceptions on coastal erosion in the Maltese Islands: a case study of St George’s Bay (St Julians) and Pretty Bay (Birżebbuġa)
Public perceptions on coastal erosion in the Maltese Islands: a case study of St George’s Bay (St Julians) and Pretty Bay (Birżebbuġa)
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公众对马耳他群岛海岸侵蚀的看法：以圣乔治湾（St Julians）和漂亮湾（Birżebbuġa）为例
DOI：
10.1007/s11069-017-2775-9
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发表时间：
2017
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
M. Farrugia
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作者：
M. Farrugia
世界上60%的人口生活在沿海地区，海岸侵蚀被认为是一个全球性问题。马耳他群岛的海岸由于海岸侵蚀而形成了各种各样的地貌。海滩营养是防止海岸侵蚀的措施之一。本文重点介绍了两个滋养的海滩内的马耳他群岛，乔治湾（圣朱利安斯）和漂亮的海湾（birjuebbuyana），经历了广泛的沙子增加在过去的几十年里，并期待在程度上如何海岸侵蚀和海滩补给可能会影响公众的看法。通过三角访谈，它试图了解海滩用户，研究人员，代表和海滩管理人员的意见。它提出了分歧，受访者的意见和想法，在圣乔治湾和漂亮的海湾，并说明公众的看法往往反映了类型的城市地区周围的每个补充海滩。还提出了建议和意见，以提高对沿海过程及其影响的认识。
With 60% of the world’s population living within the coastal zone, coastal erosion is considered as a global problem. The coasts of the Maltese Islands hold a variety of formations resulting from coastal erosion. Beach nourishment is one of the protective measures taken against coastal erosion. This paper focuses on two of the nourished beaches within the Maltese Islands, St George’s Bay (St Julians) and Pretty Bay (Birżebbuġa), that have undergone extensive sand augmentation during the past decades and looks at the extent of how coastal erosion and beach replenishment may have influenced public perception. Through a triangulation of interviews, it seeks to understand the views of beach users, researchers, representatives, and beach managers. It presents divergences in interviewee opinions and ideas on St George’s Bay and Pretty Bay and illustrates that public perception tends to reflect the type of urban area surrounding each replenished beach. Recommendations and suggestions are also presented to promote awareness towards coastal processes and their impacts.