ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to understand the process and consequences of land-use change resulting from coastal tourism in order to minimize its negative impacts and sustain coastal resources. It describes morphological analysis in order to enter the territory of coastal resort development, outlines the phases and impacts of a coastal resort’s urbanization process, and identifies ways in which land-use planning can be employed for the better. The evaluative criteria of this particular study focus on physical features, enabling a morphological analysis of the developmental form and land uses from their initiation to the present time; environmental features, including the changing landscapes due to the development of tourism along the coast; and social features, which significantly impact local communities. Coastal resorts evolve from their natural state to an increasingly urbanized state through tourism-induced development. Coastal resorts are shaped and influenced by the era in which they are established, especially in terms of their architecture, form, function, land use, culture, and other characteristics.
