Coastal regions are highly attractive to people, businesses, and industries, and provide a myriad of health-promoting opportunities. However, coastal hazards may negatively affect local economies and the wellbeing of coastal dwellers. Addressing the psychosocial and economic impacts of living in coastal regions is, thus, increasingly relevant. This volume of JSOD gathers articles that focus on psychosocial issues associated with human activities in coastal zones. The first article deals with the relationship between risk communication and people’s perceptions of a red tide event, that led to beach closure and interdiction of bivalve harvesting in the Algarve coast. The second article addresses perceptions of risk and benefits of residents and tourists regarding artificial reefs deployed along the Algarve coast. The next articles address the wellbeing and quality of life in coastal ecosystems in Angola; one is focused on quality of life and risk perception of residents of Luanda Bay, and the other characterizes the exploitation of biological resources in this area, its economic impacts, and consequences for the quality of life of local fishermen. Finally, the last article presents the development of a model and instrument to measure sense of place, a psychosocial variable particularly relevant in locations exposed to risks.

Guest-Editor: Rita B. Domingues

Guest-Editors: Adão Flores, Jorge Andraz, Joaquim Pinto Contreiras, Elsa Pereira, Manuela Rosa and Paula Azevedo

 Guest-Editors: João Albino Silva, Maria Manuela Guerreiro and Bernardete Sequeira

 Guest-Editor: Paula Odete Fernandes

Guest-Editors: Jose Ramon Saura, Ana Reyes-Menendez, Nelson de Matos, Marisol B. Correia and Pedro Palos-Sanchez

 Guest-Editors: Saul Neves de Jesus, Margarida Pocinho and Mariusz Kwiatkowski 

 Guest-Editors: Saul Neves de Jesus, Margarida Pocinho and Juan Tobal

Guest-Editors: Cláudia Henriques, Pedro Bittencourt César, Lurdes Varela and Maria Cristina Moreira

 Guest-Editors: Javier Perez-Aranda and Manuela Guerreiro

 Guest-Editors: Gabriela Gonçalves, Joana Santos and Cátia Sousa

Guest-Editor: José António C. Santos

Guest-Editors: Cláudia Ribeiro de Almeida and Ana Isabel Renda

Guest-Editors: Nelson Matos, Manuela Guerreiro, Júlio Mendes and Bernardete Sequeira

Guest-Editors: Teresa de Noronha and Emiliana Mangone

 Guest-Editors: Gabriela Gonçalves and António Oliveira e Sousa

Guest-Editors: Cláudia Ribeiro de Almeida and Jorge Abrantes

Guest-Editors: Saul Neves de Jesus, Thomas Panagopoulos, João Albino Silva and Teresa de Noronha

Guest-Editor: José Santos

Guest-Editor: Eric Vaz

Guest-Editor: Teresa de Noronha

Guest-Editors: Saul Neves de Jesus, António Fragoso and Thomas Panagopoulos

Guest-Editors: Cláudia Henriques and Francisco Serra

Guest-Editor: Saul Neves de Jesus

Guest-Editors: Cláudia Ribeiro de Almeida and Vânia Costa

Guest-Editor: Dora Agapito