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Valuing the Economic Costs of Beach Erosion Related to the Loss in the Tourism Industry: The Case of Tetouan Coast (Morocco)

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Coastal ecosystems, including sandy beaches have a high value (Wilson et al. 2004; Crossland et al. 2005), as they provide a wide range of market and non-market benefits to human societies (MEA 2005).

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Flayou, L., Snoussi, M., Otmane, R., Khalfaoui, O. (2018). Valuing the Economic Costs of Beach Erosion Related to the Loss in the Tourism Industry: The Case of Tetouan Coast (Morocco). In: Kallel, A., Ksibi, M., Ben Dhia, H., Khélifi, N. (eds) Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions. EMCEI 2017. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_473

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