Artificialization and Islandness on the Spanish Tourist Coast

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development

Pons Antoni¹  Rullan Onofre¹ 

[1] Departament de Ciències de la Terra Universitat de les Illes Balears;

关键词: coastal artificialization;    tourism;    islandness;    spain;    western european mediterranean;    balearic islands;   

DOI  :  10.2478/mgrsd-2014-0010

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This article analyses recent trends in coastal urban growth, mainly prompted by tourism in its various forms, experienced along the Spanish Mediterranean coasts and the Canary Islands, with a special focus on the Balearic Islands. The article seeks to measure and compare the differential rates of urban growth between island and continental coasts during the period 1990-2006, coinciding with the latest major economic growth cycle in Southwestern Europe, and where real estate and tourism activities have played a central role. The results suggest that the degree of urbanization in island coastal regions analysed is lower than that of mainland coastal regions.

【 授权许可】

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