1st Edition
Blue Flag Beaches Economic Growth, Tourism and Sustainable Management
General introduction
María A. Prats and Fernando Merino
1. Origin, first steps and forthcoming challenges to the Blue Flag
José R. Sánchez Moro
2. The Blue Flag programme, at national and international levels: What, why, how, and where to?
Nikos Petrou and Johann Durand
3. Blue Flags in the world: a bibliometric analysis
Fernando Merino and María A. Prats
4. Social, political and managerial perspectives on Blue Flag beach certification
Seweryn Zielinski and Camilo M. Botero
5. Does the Blue Flag program contribute to the schievement of the Sustainable Development Goals?
José A. Albaladejo-García and José A. Zabala
6. Dive in Blue Flags: A historical evolution in Europe
María Escrivá-Beltrán and Rosa Currás-Móstoles
7. The path of Blue Flag in Latin America and the Caribbean: History, challenges and learnings
Camilo M. Botero, Paloma Arias and Lourdes Diaz
8. Impact of Blue Flags on local economy in Spain
Ana B. Ramón-Rodríguez, Teresa Torregrosa, Luis Moreno-Izquierdo and Jose F. Perles-Ribes
9. Blue Flag supporting implementation of environmental policies and nature conservation: The case of Greece
Nikos Petrou, Dareia-Nefeli Vourdoumpa and Chara Agaoglou
10. Blue Flag and tourism destination efficiency: The French case
Aurélie Corne, Olga Goncalves, Nicolas Peypoch
11. The challenge of sustainability in territorial development: The impact of Blue Flag on tourism – The Italian context
Francesco Manta, Giulio Fusco and Pierluigi Toma
12. Blue Flags on islands in the Republic of Croatia
Kristina Bučar, Izidora Marković Vukadin and Zvjezdana Hendija
13. The impact on the local economy of having coastal areas with Blue Flag: The Turkish case
Zeliha Eser and Selay Ilgaz Sümer
14. Blue Flag South Africa: Reflections on a decade of progress
Serena Lucrezi and Peet van der Merwe
15. Challenges and opportunities of the Blue Flag certification in Canada
Rachel Dodds and Mark Holmes
16. Managing paradise: Reflections on the management of Mexican beaches with the Blue Flag label
Omar Cervantes, Aramis Olivos-Ortiz, Jerónimo Ramos Saenz Pando, Dora María Castro-Linares and Itzel Sosa-Argáez
17. Blue Flag in Brazil: Beginning and growth
Marinez Scherer, Leana Bernardi, Isabela Keren Gregorio Kerber and Alessandra Pfuetzenreuter
18. Blue Flag in India: Beacons for sustainable coastal management
Sujeetkumar M. Dongre, Shriji Kurup and Sanskriti Menon
19. The status of Blue Flag in Japan: Can Blue Flag be used for beach community development as a sustainable tourist destination?
Norie Hirata and Susumu Kawahara
General conclusions
María A. Prats and Fernando Merino
Biography
María A. Prats is Professor of Applied Economics at Universidad de Murcia, Spain, and Visiting Senior Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom.
Fernando Merino is Professor of Applied Economics at Universidad de Murcia, Spain.
