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Allan T. Williams
Researcher at University of Wales, Trinity Saint David
Publications - 178
Citations - 5972
Allan T. Williams is an academic researcher from University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coastal erosion & Coastal management. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 173 publications receiving 4738 citations. Previous affiliations of Allan T. Williams include Swansea Metropolitan University & University of Lisbon.
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Beach Management: Principles and Practice
Allan T. Williams,Anton Micallef +1 more
TL;DR: Theoretical models for determining a Beach Management Strategy and Management Plan have been proposed in this article, where the authors present a case study of good and bad management practices of beaches.
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The management of coastal erosion
TL;DR: In this paper, a new end point -intervention with respect to the causes of coastal erosion is added to conventional coastal management practices, which necessitates further management action, such as hard/soft protection measures (hold/advance the line), accommodation, managed retreat and sacrifice.
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Differences in perception and reaction of tourist groups to beach marine debris that can influence a loss of tourism revenue in coastal areas
TL;DR: In this paper, a questionnaire was applied to obtain socio-economic characteristics; assessment of the overall beach quality and perception of beach litter pollution (perception); hypothetical scenarios of marine litter pollution and deterrence (reaction); and potential alternative destinations in the case of deterrence (economic effect).
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An improved user-based beach climate index.
TL;DR: In this article, a user-based beach climate index based on thermal sensation and bathing water temperature was proposed to evaluate most major Euro-Mediterranean/Black Sea and a range of other beach tourism areas on a month-by-month basis.
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Litter impacts on scenery and tourism on the Colombian north Caribbean coast
Allan T. Williams,Allan T. Williams,Nelson Rangel-Buitrago,Giorgio Anfuso,Omar Cervantes,Camilo M. Botero +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the location, scenery and litter evaluation of 35 Colombian Caribbean beaches (9 remote, 9 village, 14 urban and 3 resort) were provided, and four litter grades were found.