The third group of tourists, much like the second group, viewed the
beach restoration efforts as aesthetically displeasing. However, they differed
from the second group based on their acquisition of information
about the beach from a variety of sources which arguably enabled them
to move beyond the notion of beautification to rationalize environmental
impact. These three emergent frames are examples of social spatialisation
both at the level of the imaginary and the material in shaping
perceptions of space. Tourists drew on spatial practices and representations
of space to inform their perceptions of the landscape and enable
them to discursively (re)create their own symbolic meanings of the
landscape. This article contributes to current knowledge by identifying,
characterizing, and analyzing tourists’ perceptions of eroded coastal
landscapes. It illustrates that as officials deal with the dynamic natural
environment they also have to take into account the social use of space.