Cleaning is a fundamental concern of beach managers in many destinations as well as an
important requirement in beach quality awards. However, it has been largely neglected in …

Construction-sand is the most used solid material on Earth and is central in developing
societies and economies. Recent years' increasing focus on scarcity of sand has focused on …

Crabs are an indispensable component of the benthic ecosystem and represent a type of
seafood that is easily obtained and frequently eaten by humans. However, little is known …

Beach and coastal dune systems are increasingly subjected to a broad range of
anthropogenic pressures that on many shorelines require significant conservation and …

Many studies have demonstrated human impacts on sandy beach macroinvertebrates.
However, little is known about causative drivers among multiple co-occurring stressors and …

The sustainable livelihood approach is an analytical framework that helps identifying the
assets that local communities rely on, the risks they are subjected to, organisations and …

The coastal system can be regarded as co-evolving socio-economic and ecological systems
undergoing intense environmental pressures owing to the mechanisms of change exerted …

Wind farms (WFs) have grown significantly in recent years, especially in the offshore.
However, their construction can adversely affect marine life and expose species to …

Most coastlines in the world are under the threat of erosion. As such many developed
nations have instituted long-term measures to control the rate of change. However, along …

The study examined the drivers of illegal sand mining operations in coastal Ghana and the
way forward. Underpinned by common pool resource theory and guided by interpretivist …