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10.1002/cjce.5450820427

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1432-1254

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Assessing preferences of beach users for certain a

Authors: Fan Zhang Xiao Hua Wang
Publish Date: 2012/06/02
Volume: 57, Issue: 3, Pages: 337-347
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Three wellknown Australian beaches Surfers Paradise Beach Gold Coast Narrowneck Beach Gold Coast and Bondi Beach Sydney were selected for analysis of beach user preferences for certain weather and ocean conditions Regression methods were used to determine how the numbers of visitors to these beaches are affected by these conditions Actual visitor numbers were counted at three times during the day over several months at each beach with the aid of web cameras The corresponding weather and ocean conditions were obtained from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and local government agencies Weekly and seasonal factors were also considered The conditions preferred by beach users as found in this study are no precipitation higher temperatures lighttomoderate wind speed less than 30 km/h and low wave height up to 125 m This study the first to provide an analysis of beach user preferences for both weather and ocean conditions shows that ocean conditions play a significant role in explaining the demand for beach recreation in Australia It is therefore necessary for tourism management authorities or local governments to provide accurate and timely weather and ocean information to local domestic and international beach usersThe authors would like to thank Professor Paulo Augusto Nunes and Professor Andreas Matzarakis for suggestions and useful guidance Dr Peter McIntyre for editorial assistance Professor Satish Chand for supervision Mr Chris Lane from CoastalCOMS for data support and two anonymous referees for helpful comments and suggestions FZ is grateful for financial assistance from the Chinese Scholarship Council and The University of New South Wales This is a publication of the SinoAustralian Research Centre for Coastal Management paper number 9

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