Space-time evolution of the Blue Flag beaches in the Balearic Islands (1987-2018), consequences of improving themand their morphological recovery

Since the end of the 20th century, urban or semi-urban beaches have been awarded the Blue Flag status to commend environmental quality standards in systems where the environment had been reduced due to the application of planning and/or management measures that did not include, in read more many cases, geomorphological criteria.The study analyses, the space-time evolution of 20 beaches of the Balearic Islands distinguished with the Blue Flag between 1987 and 2018 using geo-environmental variables, which proved that the award, by itself, has not contributed to the geomorphological improvement of these beach/dune systems.The use of the variables means socksmith santa cruz that the trends of each beach can be analysed to determine management measures aimed at the recovery of the exploited system.