Degradation of Coastlines under the Pressure of Urbanization and Tourism: Evidence on the Change of Land Systems from Europe, Asia and Africa
The importance of studying coastal areas is justified by their resources, ecosystem services, and key role played in socio-economic development. Coastal landscapes are subject to increasing demands and pressures, requiring in-depth analyses for finding appropriate tools or policies for a sustainable...
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| author | Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor Walid Hamma Huu Duy Nguyen Giovanni Randazzo Anselme Muzirafuti Mari-Isabella Stan Van Truong Tran Roxana Aştefănoaiei Quang-Thanh Bui Dragoş-Florian Vintilă Quang Hai Truong Cristina Lixăndroiu Diana-Doina Ţenea Igor Sîrodoev Ioan Ianoş |
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| description | The importance of studying coastal areas is justified by their resources, ecosystem services, and key role played in socio-economic development. Coastal landscapes are subject to increasing demands and pressures, requiring in-depth analyses for finding appropriate tools or policies for a sustainable landscape management. The present study addresses this issue globally, based on case studies from three continents: Romania (Europe), Algeria (Africa), and Vietnam (Asia), focusing on the anthropogenic pressure resulting from land use/land cover change or urban sprawl, taking into account the role of socioeconomic and political factors. The methodology consisted of producing maps and computing and analyzing indicators, correlating geospatial and socio-economic data in a synergistic manner to explore the changes of landscapes, and identify the specific driving forces. The findings show that the pressure of urbanization and tourism on coastal areas increased, while the drivers and impacts vary. Urbanization is due to derogatory planning in Romania and Algeria, and different national and local goals in Vietnam. The two drivers determine local exemptions from the national regulations, made for profit. In addition to the need for developing and enforcing policies for stopping the degradation and restoring the ecosystems, the findings underline the importance of international cooperation in policy development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e886840827bd4b92a6fdb3d883de1a722023-11-20T10:23:26ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2020-08-019827510.3390/land9080275Degradation of Coastlines under the Pressure of Urbanization and Tourism: Evidence on the Change of Land Systems from Europe, Asia and AfricaAlexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor0Walid Hamma1Huu Duy Nguyen2Giovanni Randazzo3Anselme Muzirafuti4Mari-Isabella Stan5Van Truong Tran6Roxana Aştefănoaiei7Quang-Thanh Bui8Dragoş-Florian Vintilă9Quang Hai Truong10Cristina Lixăndroiu11Diana-Doina Ţenea12Igor Sîrodoev13Ioan Ianoş14Doctoral School of Urban Planning, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, 010014 Bucharest, RomaniaLaboratory of Archaeological Heritage and Its Enhancement, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Technology, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen 13000, AlgeriaFaculty of Geography, Vietnam National University, VNU University of Science, Hanoi 10000, VietnamDepartment of Mathematical, Information Technology, Physical and Earth Sciences, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, ItalyLaboratory of Geoengineering and Environment, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Moulay Ismail, BP. 11201 Zitoune, Meknes 50000, MoroccoDepartment of Administrative and Social Sciences, Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanţa, 900470 Constanţa, RomaniaFaculty of Geography, Vietnam National University, VNU University of Science, Hanoi 10000, VietnamDepartment of Marketing and Management in Tourism, National Institute for Research and Development in Tourism, 50741 Bucharest, RomaniaCenter of Applied Research in Remote Sensing and GIS (CARGIS), Faculty of Geography, Vietnam National University, VNU University of Science, Hanoi 10000, VietnamDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ovidius University of Constanţa, 900470 Constanţa, RomaniaInstitute of Vietnamese Studies & Development Sciences, Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi 10000, VietnamDepartment of Marketing and Management in Tourism, National Institute for Research and Development in Tourism, 50741 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ovidius University of Constanţa, 900470 Constanţa, RomaniaDepartment of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanţa, 900470 Constanţa, RomaniaInterdisciplinary Centre of Advanced Research on Territorial Dynamics, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, RomaniaThe importance of studying coastal areas is justified by their resources, ecosystem services, and key role played in socio-economic development. Coastal landscapes are subject to increasing demands and pressures, requiring in-depth analyses for finding appropriate tools or policies for a sustainable landscape management. The present study addresses this issue globally, based on case studies from three continents: Romania (Europe), Algeria (Africa), and Vietnam (Asia), focusing on the anthropogenic pressure resulting from land use/land cover change or urban sprawl, taking into account the role of socioeconomic and political factors. The methodology consisted of producing maps and computing and analyzing indicators, correlating geospatial and socio-economic data in a synergistic manner to explore the changes of landscapes, and identify the specific driving forces. The findings show that the pressure of urbanization and tourism on coastal areas increased, while the drivers and impacts vary. Urbanization is due to derogatory planning in Romania and Algeria, and different national and local goals in Vietnam. The two drivers determine local exemptions from the national regulations, made for profit. In addition to the need for developing and enforcing policies for stopping the degradation and restoring the ecosystems, the findings underline the importance of international cooperation in policy development.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/8/275land use/cover changeecosystem servicesanthropogenic impactlandscape planninglandscape analysisdriving forces |
| spellingShingle | Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor Walid Hamma Huu Duy Nguyen Giovanni Randazzo Anselme Muzirafuti Mari-Isabella Stan Van Truong Tran Roxana Aştefănoaiei Quang-Thanh Bui Dragoş-Florian Vintilă Quang Hai Truong Cristina Lixăndroiu Diana-Doina Ţenea Igor Sîrodoev Ioan Ianoş Degradation of Coastlines under the Pressure of Urbanization and Tourism: Evidence on the Change of Land Systems from Europe, Asia and Africa Land land use/cover change ecosystem services anthropogenic impact landscape planning landscape analysis driving forces |
| title | Degradation of Coastlines under the Pressure of Urbanization and Tourism: Evidence on the Change of Land Systems from Europe, Asia and Africa |
| title_full | Degradation of Coastlines under the Pressure of Urbanization and Tourism: Evidence on the Change of Land Systems from Europe, Asia and Africa |
| title_fullStr | Degradation of Coastlines under the Pressure of Urbanization and Tourism: Evidence on the Change of Land Systems from Europe, Asia and Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Degradation of Coastlines under the Pressure of Urbanization and Tourism: Evidence on the Change of Land Systems from Europe, Asia and Africa |
| title_short | Degradation of Coastlines under the Pressure of Urbanization and Tourism: Evidence on the Change of Land Systems from Europe, Asia and Africa |
| title_sort | degradation of coastlines under the pressure of urbanization and tourism evidence on the change of land systems from europe asia and africa |
| topic | land use/cover change ecosystem services anthropogenic impact landscape planning landscape analysis driving forces |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/8/275 |
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