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Journal of Coastal Conservation, 12 (2008) 27-34
Assessing carrying capacities of coastal areas in France
Céline Chadenas 1, Agnès Pouillaude 2, Patrick Pottier 1
(2008-09-19)

This paper provides the methodological framework for carrying capacity assessment through a set of indicators, as implemented in a French case study. The approach aims to help the State and local governments of coastal areas facing population growth and important touristic flows to undergo a local development strategy that does not imperil their territorial strategic resources. This work shows how situations of dysfunction or saturation points have interlinked consequences on environmental, social and economic resources, justifying a crosswise assessment.
1:  Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, Géomatique (LETG - Géolittomer)
CNRS : UMR6554 – Université de Bretagne Occidentale [UBO] – Université de Nantes – Université de Caen Basse-Normandie – Université de Rennes II - Haute Bretagne – Université d'Angers
2:  Laboratoire d'économie et de management de Nantes Atlantique (LEMNA)
Université de Nantes : EA4272
Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography
"environmental vulnerability" "social vulnerability" "Economic vulnerability" carrying capacity" "assessment" "sustainable tourism"