Translation of "zone touristique littorale " (French → English) :

tourist area in the coastal strip

tourist area | tourist region | touristic zone

information on sightseeing | information regarding sightseeing | give tourists updated information on attractions | sightseeing information

coast forest zone

tourist region [ tourist area | Tourist areas(ECLAS) ]

coast forest zone

Workshop on Coastal Marine Areas for Research and Cultural Purposes in the context of Integrated Ocean Management

coastal region [ coastal zone | littoral zone | Coastal zones(ECLAS) ]

geography | worldwide tourist destinations | geographical areas for tourism | geographical areas relevant to tourism

local tourism industry | provide information on itineraries, destinations and culture | local area tourism industry | local points of interest

Infrastructure, tourism and leisure facilities are being developed on already densely populated and built-up coasts (In several coastal regions of Italy, France and Spain, the coverage of built-up areas in the first kilometre coastal strip already exceeds 45%).

13. Recalls that the attractiveness, competitiveness and dynamism of the Atlantic coastal areas depend on strengthening their tourism potential; underlines the importance, therefore, of extending tourist seasons and of diversifying products and client bases in order to eliminate the effects of seasonality, promoting the numerous assets of these areas by also encouraging nautical tourism, cruises, spa tourism and cultural tourism, and promoting actions to ensure the linking of activities in coastal and maritime areas with tourism products in the hinterland; stresses the need to mitigate the impact of tourism activities and infrastructur ...[+++]es on the environment and to ensure the management of coastal areas and their hinterlands with a view to guaranteeing the sustainability of these areas and their fauna, flora and landscape;

Finally, cultural and archaeological heritage in the coastal area and seabed constitutes an important element both in term of tourism development and common identity.

55. Points out that coastal regions represent the principal tourist destination in Europe and that it is therefore important to give due consideration to spatial planning methods in coastal areas, the risks of extensive urbanisation, the need to maintain the quality and sustainability of coastal areas, their heritage and tourist service infrastructure; stresses that adequate funds need to be invested in a coastal, island and marine tourism strategy in order to protect the European coastline from erosion, safeguard its environmental and animal heritage and improve water quality, all with the aim of developing sustainable and good-quality ...[+++] beach and underwater tourism; in this respect, welcomes the Commission initiative to develop a strategy for sustainable coastal and marine tourism, and calls for the development of similar specific strategies for the islands, mountain regions and other vulnerable areas;