Climate change presents a significant and growing challenge to the sport industry,
especially outdoor and winter sports. The authors present a conceptual framework that …

In 2019, sands in nearby runoff streams from public beach showers were sampled on three
islands in the State of Hawaii and tested for over 18 different petrochemical UV filters. Beach …

Legal protection has become essential for managing the world's surf breaks much as it has
for other marine and coastal protected areas. This paper presents the first systematic review …

Marine ecosystems contribute to human well-being, eg through the promotion of nature-
based recreational activities such as surfing, which is a benefit obtained from Cultural …

Highlights• Sport can build social capacity and develop healthy communities.• Critically
engages with sport management theory with sport for social change.• Discusses associated …

Surf resources are critical to thousands of coastal communities as the natural resource base
for many tourism services that spur development. There is, however, almost a total lack of …

The aim of this study was to carry out a bibliometric analysis of the surfing scientific output
indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus until 2017 focused on productivity, subjects and …

Intergovernmental policy is targeting public ocean literacy to help achieve the societal
changes needed to reach a sustainable ocean agenda within a 10-year timeframe. To …

Surfing, a dominant recreational activity in many coastal areas, is a primary driver of local
and international tourism. Surf-spots, nearshore oceanic locations where waves break and …

This study examines the phenomenon of surf localism among local Costa Rican and foreign
resident surfers in Pavones, Costa Rica, a well-known surf break considered the second …