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MEDITERRANEAN AREA/CASE-STUDY


source: www.panda.org/downloads/
europe/medpotourismreportfinal_
ofnc.pdf

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Tourism is becoming more and more a global phenomenon. However, it is at local level that its environmental and social impacts are more clearly visible…

What follows is a brief showcase of tourism-linked environmental concerns in the Mediterranean basin. It as been taken as an example of the main issues affecting any other coastal area under extreme pressure because of tourism and/or other high-impact human activities:

bulletwater demand

bulletgroundwater overexploitation

bulletwater pollution

bulletcoastal degradation

bulleturban development
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