Generally, tourism at the coasts is associated with a wide variety of development activities, environmental impacts and coastal management problems [1]. ... As the coast is used for other purposes the trend is towards better management of coastal resources, including tourism development.
How does tourism damage coastal environment. Massive influxes of tourists, often to a relatively small area, have a huge impact. They add to the pollution, waste, and water needs of the local population, putting local infrastructure and habitats under enormous pressure.
Coastal development causes loss of semi-natural and natural land, destruction and fragmentation of coastal habitats, and is also related to increased erosion levels and increased discharge of diffuse pollution and marine litter to the marine environment.