The economic and social values of beach recreation on the Gold Coast

Source: CRC Sustainable Tourism
"This research program was conducted to investigate the economic and social values of beach recreation on the Gold Coast. The program comprised two subprojects which were conducted concurrently. The major sub-project involved a survey of Gold Coast City residents’ use and attitudes toward Gold Coast ocean beach and foreshore areas. In addition, a desk-top study, based on available secondary data, was conducted of tourist use and values of Gold Coast beaches."