Motivational factors related to beach usage at Galveston Island State Park, Texas.

Date

1977

Authors

Schwartz, M.P.

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Publisher

Texas A&M University

Abstract

This thesis focuses on identifying some of the motivation of individuals who utilize the beach facilities of Galveston Island State Park. Once the motives for using a beach were determined, homogeneous user groups were identified based on motive profiles so that management implications could more easily be understood and applied.

Description

159 p., Thesis

Keywords

coastal zone, beaches, recreation, resource use, land use, water use, resource development

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