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The beach was first a place of misfortune
Millions of people like to flock to the beach in the summer, taking advantage of the warm weather and splashing in the waves.
But it was not always this way. Up until the 18th century, the beach created fear and anxiety. The coast was thought of as dangerous - it was where shipwrecks and natural disasters occurred. In classical mythology, a prominent theme was the wrath of the ocean. The beach was seen as a place of misfortune, where you found pirates and bandits, the Black Death and smallpox.
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How the beach transformed to a vacation destination
The modern acceptance of the beach for recreation and retreat came with the rise of the urban, industrial society.
Around the mid-18th century, European elites started to promote the seaside as a place to get fresh air, exercise and sea bathing. Doctors prescribed splashing in the o...
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A global crisis
Today, one-half of the world's people live within 60 kilometres of an ocean. Figures are expected to rise. About 75 - 90 percent of the world's natural sand beaches are disappearing due to rising sea levels and massive erosion caused by human development.
Coasts are highly vulnerable habita...
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A destination for the middle-class
By the 1840s, the beach had a new meaning to Europeans. It became a sought after place of human consumption and an escape from the city.
The rise of trains meant that travel became affordable. Middle-class families came to the shore in their droves. Now the beach meant health and pleasure. ...
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Consequences of sea-side destinations
Europe's 19th-century beaches started to change as societies took to them. It meant the end of ordinary life in a traditional fishing community.
It happened in phases: Where the seashore was first a source of food and where journeys began and ended, it became a sight of amu...
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