“…Other topics of attention have been socio-economic concerns including accessibility (Dixon et al, 2012;Oh et al, 2008), quality rating systems (Nelson et al, 2000;Cagilaba and Rennie, 2005), littering (Santos et al, 2005), beach nourishment (AECOM, 2010;Peterson and Bishop, 2005), beach erosion (Dahm, 2003;Keqi et al, 2001;Mendoza and Jim enez, 2006) and management frameworks (Sard a et al, 2015;Gore, 2007;Micallef and Williams, 2002;James, 2000b). In Latin America and the Caribbean research has analysed carrying capacity (Amador Soriano et al, 2013), perception of ecosystem services and local threats (Guerra-Vargas and Mancera-Pineda, 2015) and user preferences (Williams and Barugh, 2014;Botero et al, 2013).…”