<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Reunion has few white sand beaches. The most exploitable of them are on the Saint-Paul coast on the west of the island, which are currently in the news after a spate of shark attacks. Their development for tourism has turned Saint-Gilles, once a small fishing and farming village, into a local and international beach resort with extensive repercussions on the organization of the municipal territory in which the agricultural uplands of the hinterland occupied an important area. This article analyses the imbalances created by such development and its sustainability conditions.</p></abstract>

Reunion has few white sand beaches. The most exploitable of them are on the Saint-Paul coast on the west of the island, which are currently in the news after a spate of shark attacks. Their development for tourism has turned Saint-Gilles, once a small fishing and farming village, into a local and international beach resort with extensive repercussions on the organization of the municipal territory in which the agricultural uplands of the hinterland occupied an important area. This article analyses the imbalances created by such development and its sustainability conditions.

Highs and lows of the resortification of the Saint-Paul coast (Reunion Island)

Geographical Researches and Studies Centre, University of Reunion Island

Miscellanea Geographica

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Reunion has few white sand beaches. The most exploitable of them are on the Saint-Paul coast on the west of the island, which are currently in the news after a...

Highs and lows of the resortification of the Saint-Paul coast (Reunion Island)

Published Online: Mar 29, 2013

Page range: 5 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10288-012-0029-y

Keywords
Reunion, Saint-Gilles, resortification, Uplands, urbanization

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Highs and lows of the resortification of the Saint-Paul coast (Reunion Island)

Published Online: Mar 29, 2013

Page range: 5 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10288-012-0029-y

KeywordsReunion, Saint-Gilles, resortification, Uplands, urbanization

This content is open access.

Keywords
Reunion, Saint-Gilles, resortification, Uplands, urbanization