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Allan T. Williams is affiliated with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on pollution and related subfields such as industrial and manufacturing engineering, earth-surface processes, management, monitoring, policy and law, and archeology.

The main topics of Williams's work include microplastics and plastic pollution, coastal and marine management, recycling and waste management techniques, coastal and marine dynamics, maritime and coastal archaeology, cruise tourism development and management, and aeolian processes and effects.

Williams has contributed to several recent papers, showcasing a strong focus on plastic pollution and marine environments. Among these publications are:

  • The past, present, and future of plastic pollution (2022), Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Microplastics pollution on Colombian Central Caribbean beaches (2021), Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Plastic pollution on the Colombian central Caribbean beaches (2020), Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • The Plasticene: Time and rocks (2022), Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Litter in coastal and marine environments (2022), Marine Pollution Bulletin

Williams frequently publishes in several venues with a notable number of contributions to the following journals:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Ocean & Coastal Management
  • Water
  • Land
  • Journal of Coastal Research

Their research outputs have involved collaboration with various coauthors. Frequent collaborators include Nelson Rangel-Buitrago, Giorgio Anfuso, William J. Neal, Alexis Mooser, and Pietro P. C. Aucelli.

Best Publications

  • The management of coastal erosion

    Allan Williams;Allan Williams;Nelson Guillermo Rangel-Buitrago;Enzo Pranzini;Giorgio Anfuso

  • Use of ecosystems in coastal erosion management

    C. Adriana Gracia;Nelson Rangel-Buitrago;Judith A. Oakley;Allan Williams

  • Recreation carrying capacity estimations to support beach management at Praia de Faro, Portugal.

    Daniel A. Zacarias;Allan T. Williams;Alice Newton

  • Differences in perception and reaction of tourist groups to beach marine debris that can influence a loss of tourism revenue in coastal areas

    Allan Paul Krelling;Allan Thomas Williams;Alexander Turra

  • Hard protection structures as a principal coastal erosion management strategy along the Caribbean coast of Colombia. A chronicle of pitfalls

    Nelson Rangel-Buitrago;Allan Williams;Giorgio Anfuso

  • Litter impacts on scenery and tourism on the Colombian north Caribbean coast

    Allan Thomas Williams;Allan Thomas Williams;Nelson Guillermo Rangel-Buitrago;Giorgio Anfuso;Omar Cervantes

  • Coastal erosion along the Caribbean coast of Colombia: Magnitudes, causes and management

    Nelson Guillermo Rangel-Buitrago;Giorgio Anfuso;Allan Thomas Williams;Allan Thomas Williams

  • Beach Management: Principles and Practice

    A. T. Williams;Anton Micallef

  • An improved user-based beach climate index.

    Robert F. Morgan;E. Gatell;Rosa Junyent;Anton Micallef

  • Marine litter: Solutions for a major environmental problem

    A.T. Williams;Nelson Rangel-Buitrago

  • Assessing and managing scenery of the Caribbean Coast of Colombia

    N. Rangel-Buitrago;N. Rangel-Buitrago;I.D. Correa;G. Anfuso;G. Anfuso;A. Ergin

  • Blue Flag or Red Herring: do beach awards encourage the public to visit beaches?

    John McKenna;Allan T. Williams;J. Andrew G. Cooper

  • Distribution of beach litter along the coastline of Cádiz, Spain.

    Allan Thomas Williams;Peter Frederick Randerson;Carlo Di Giacomo;Giorgio Anfuso

  • A Coastal Dune Vulnerability Classification. A Case Study of the SW Iberian Peninsula

    M. R. García-Mora;J. B. Gallego-Fernández;A. T. Williams;F. García-Novo

  • Aspects of coastal erosion and protection in Europe

    Enzo Pranzini;Lilian Wetzel;Allan T. Williams;Allan T. Williams

  • Beach awards and management

    C Nelson;R Morgan;A.T Williams;J Wood

  • Coastal Scenery: Appreciation and Evaluation

    A. Ergin;A. T. Williams;A. T. Williams;A. Micallef

  • WILLINGNESS TO PAY AS AN ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT FOR COASTAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT: CASES FROM MERSIN, TURKEY

    Sevda Birdir;Özlem Ünal;Kemal Birdir;Allan T. Williams

  • Microplastics pollution on Colombian Central Caribbean beaches.

    Nelson Rangel-Buitrago;Harry Arroyo-Olarte;Jorge Trilleras;Victoria Andrea Arana

  • Spatial and temporal variations of litter at the Mediterranean beaches of Morocco mainly due to beach users

    Driss Nachite;Faiçal Maziane;Giorgio Anfuso;Allan T. Williams

  • Theoretical strategy considerations for beach management

    Anton Micallef;Allan T. Williams

  • Integrated coastal dune management: checklists

    Allan Williams;J. Alveirinho-Dias;F. Garcia Novo;M. R. Garcia-Mora

Frequent Co-Authors

Giorgio Anfuso
Giorgio Anfuso University of Cádiz
Alexander Turra
Alexander Turra Universidade de São Paulo
Monica F. Costa
Monica F. Costa Federal University of Pernambuco
Alice Newton
Alice Newton University of Algarve
Stephen P. Leatherman
Stephen P. Leatherman Florida International University

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