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Researched problem and relevance of the paper. In the second half of the 198th century the concept of medicine as art was finally refused: achievements of the science of medicine allowed to explain physiological processes, revealed the reasons of many pathological processes, quickly developed technologies granted a possibility not only observe all functions of an organism, nut frequently – to control them as well. On one hand, rapid development of the science of medicine and practice determined an obvious improvement of health indicators (decrease of babies' mortality, extension of average lifetime), on the other hand, it has to be admitted that possibilities to control the treatment process and to achieve the desired result are limited . Application of nanotechnologies and genes engineering in medicine aroused the problems of the preservation of the identity of an individual, therefore it had to be discussed anew the nature and essence and the effectiveness of the means ensuring the protection of patients' rights including the effectiveness of legal instruments. The topic of the regulation of patients' rights and duties and the effectiveness of the provided legal protection are determined by the following factors: multiplicity and complexity of the relationship of the physician and patient, frequent ethnical problems arising during treatment and examination, fragmentary regulation of the relationship of physician and patient at the national level and abundant non-codified so-called soft law norms, the participation of the state which provided social guarantees to patients in the relationship of physician and patient, phenomena of the culture of consumption and "shame and blame" in the health relationship, increasing effectiveness of health care and potential dangerous for the patient's health and rapid increase of patients' civil plaints and the amount of the adjusted loss, provoking health care services providers' civil liability insurance "crisis" (situation, when there no insurance companies in the market which provide the services of civil liability insurance). In 1997 the Council of Europe approved the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with re-gard to the Application of Biology and Medicine (hereafter in referred to as Convention on Human Rights and Biomedi-cine) which is a fundamental over-national document in the law doctrine, consolidating patients' rights. Political, eco-nomic, social processes of integration requires a deep analysis of the content of the patients' rights entrenched in the sys-tems of national rights, their implementation and protection mechanisms, the need of the provided legal protection unifi-cation and possibilities. Recognition of the sanctity of a person's body in health care, implementation of new treatment and examination methods, more frequent implementation of the automatic management of the data on a patient's health and other factor require to evaluate the topicality of the patient's rights' list and to correct them if needed. However, the aim of this paper – to examine, considering the acknowledgement in the law doctrine, the peculiarities of one of the most important patient's right – patient's right to the compensation of loss aroused due to treatment or examination, and the institutes influencing the conditions of compensation – informed consent of the patient and the patient's duties. The topicality of the theme is determined by different factors. In recent years the date of the performed researches confirms the topicality of the topic of the compensation of damage aroused due to treatment or examination: health care has been acknowledged as the most dangerous activity of humanity; frequency of undesirable events in developed countries comprises more than 10 percent of all treatment events , at least 44 000 residents of the United States of America (hereinafter – USA) die in hospitals due to the mistakes of treatment . Therefore it is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the legal protection provided to patients. The conclusions of the audit performed by State control institutions of the Republic of Lithuania of the implementation of the compulsory insurance of the civil liability for the damaged performed to patients and the social researches performed in Lithuania show the distrust of the society in the system of the compensation to patient for damage and the dissatisfaction of the participants of the health system for the present legal regime of the patient's right to compensation for damage and the way of the implementation of this right. The validity of such opinion is supposed by the fact that the number of complaints regarding the compensation for damage suffered by patients is one of the smallest in the world (37 claims for a million of residents per year). The number of complaints regarding the compensation for damage suffered by patients in other countries varies a lot (for example, in North European countries there are five times more complaints regarding the compensation for damage suffered by patients for a million of residents per year than in the USA). On the other hand, the expenses for compensation of the damaged made for the patient in various countries correlates not with the number of the satisfied claims, but with the regime of the protection of patients' rights: the largest expenses of the compensation for damage suffered by patients where the patients' right to the compensation of damage is implemented according to the plaint order of the rule of civil liability in case of fault (USA – 112 EUR/ resident, Italy – 41 EUR/ resident) .At the meantime, in the countries which have implemented special systems of compensation for damage suffered by patients which are based on the concept of health care services providers' civil liability without fault, the expenses of these systems for one resident fluctuates from 4 to 9 Euros (9 EUR / resident in Denmark, 4 EUR / resident in Sweden, 6 EUR / resident in Finland, 8 EUR / resident in New Zealand). The systems of the compensation of special damage for patients are deemed as favourable for patients and it is often indicated that these systems are based on the concept of liability without fault. Therefore it is purposeful to examine of the countries with the longest experience of the regulation of the systems of the compensat

Researched problem and relevance of the paper. In the second half of the 198th century the concept of medicine as art was finally refused: achievements of the science of medicine allowed to explain physiological processes, revealed the reasons of many pathological processes, quickly developed technologies granted a possibility not only observe all functions of an organism, nut frequently – to control them as well. On one hand, rapid development of the science of medicine and practice determined an obvious improvement of health indicators (decrease of babies' mortality, extension of average lifetime), on the other hand, it has to be admitted that possibilities to control the treatment process and to achieve the desired result are limited . Application of nanotechnologies and genes engineering in medicine aroused the problems of the preservation of the identity of an individual, therefore it had to be discussed anew the nature and essence and the effectiveness of the means ensuring the protection of patients' rights including the effectiveness of legal instruments. The topic of the regulation of patients' rights and duties and the effectiveness of the provided legal protection are determined by the following factors: multiplicity and complexity of the relationship of the physician and patient, frequent ethnical problems arising during treatment and examination, fragmentary regulation of the relationship of physician and patient at the national level and abundant non-codified so-called soft law norms, the participation of the state which provided social guarantees to patients in the relationship of physician and patient, phenomena of the culture of consumption and "shame and blame" in the health relationship, increasing effectiveness of health care and potential dangerous for the patient's health and rapid increase of patients' civil plaints and the amount of the adjusted loss, provoking health care services providers' civil liability insurance "crisis" (situation, when there no insurance companies in the market which provide the services of civil liability insurance). In 1997 the Council of Europe approved the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with re-gard to the Application of Biology and Medicine (hereafter in referred to as Convention on Human Rights and Biomedi-cine) which is a fundamental over-national document in the law doctrine, consolidating patients' rights. Political, eco-nomic, social processes of integration requires a deep analysis of the content of the patients' rights entrenched in the sys-tems of national rights, their implementation and protection mechanisms, the need of the provided legal protection unifi-cation and possibilities. Recognition of the sanctity of a person's body in health care, implementation of new treatment and examination methods, more frequent implementation of the automatic management of the data on a patient's health and other factor require to evaluate the topicality of the patient's rights' list and to correct them if needed. However, the aim of this paper – to examine, considering the acknowledgement in the law doctrine, the peculiarities of one of the most important patient's right – patient's right to the compensation of loss aroused due to treatment or examination, and the institutes influencing the conditions of compensation – informed consent of the patient and the patient's duties. The topicality of the theme is determined by different factors. In recent years the date of the performed researches confirms the topicality of the topic of the compensation of damage aroused due to treatment or examination: health care has been acknowledged as the most dangerous activity of humanity; frequency of undesirable events in developed countries comprises more than 10 percent of all treatment events , at least 44 000 residents of the United States of America (hereinafter – USA) die in hospitals due to the mistakes of treatment . Therefore it is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the legal protection provided to patients. The conclusions of the audit performed by State control institutions of the Republic of Lithuania of the implementation of the compulsory insurance of the civil liability for the damaged performed to patients and the social researches performed in Lithuania show the distrust of the society in the system of the compensation to patient for damage and the dissatisfaction of the participants of the health system for the present legal regime of the patient's right to compensation for damage and the way of the implementation of this right. The validity of such opinion is supposed by the fact that the number of complaints regarding the compensation for damage suffered by patients is one of the smallest in the world (37 claims for a million of residents per year). The number of complaints regarding the compensation for damage suffered by patients in other countries varies a lot (for example, in North European countries there are five times more complaints regarding the compensation for damage suffered by patients for a million of residents per year than in the USA). On the other hand, the expenses for compensation of the damaged made for the patient in various countries correlates not with the number of the satisfied claims, but with the regime of the protection of patients' rights: the largest expenses of the compensation for damage suffered by patients where the patients' right to the compensation of damage is implemented according to the plaint order of the rule of civil liability in case of fault (USA – 112 EUR/ resident, Italy – 41 EUR/ resident) .At the meantime, in the countries which have implemented special systems of compensation for damage suffered by patients which are based on the concept of health care services providers' civil liability without fault, the expenses of these systems for one resident fluctuates from 4 to 9 Euros (9 EUR / resident in Denmark, 4 EUR / resident in Sweden, 6 EUR / resident in Finland, 8 EUR / resident in New Zealand). The systems of the compensation of special damage for patients are deemed as favourable for patients and it is often indicated that these systems are based on the concept of liability without fault. Therefore it is purposeful to examine of the countries with the longest experience of the regulation of the systems of the compensat

Master's thesis formulates a problem for household participation in II pension pillar. It identifies the factors that have the greatest impact on households choice to withdraw or extend the accumulation in II pension pillar. Master's thesis is formed – to analyze theoretically the characteristics of the pension system and to identify households choice accumulate II pillar determinants and to assess the determinants effects of the Lithuanian population cumulated II pension pillar, pension reform aspect. Theoretical part of the thesis provides analyzed and systematized various Lithuanian and foreign authors' opinion about the household saving significance and cause, the pension system's development, pension pillars, which dominates in the world. It was identify the advantages and disadvantages of the pension system and systematise factors (economic, political, demographic and social), which promotes the accumulation of their old age through the pension system pillars. It was found that there is no universal pension systems that is appropriate for differentparts of the world. And it should take into account each country's political, economic, demographic and social situacijon when it needs to choose pay as you go and funded pensions systems alternatives. Empirical part of the thesis analyses Lithuanian social insurance to insured persons, II pillar participants, pensioners, contributions and benefits dynamics and structure of the retrospective point of view. It was found that 73.29 percent. social insurance for insured persons are II pension pillar participants, because they wanted to ensure financial security during pension. The average pension is only 230.50 EUR and the poverty line - 208 EUR in Lithuania. It was a quantitative survey (questionnaire) to collect the raw data on household participation in the II pension pillar. It was found that most of of respondents share (48.25 percent.) decided to keep under the conditions in force until 2012. 39,75 percent. of the respondents chose to expand the collection of pension contributions and pay additional pension contributions from their own funds. The smallest share of respondents (12 percent.) decided to stop the accumulation of II pension pillar. Logistic regression analysis showed that the primary factor leading to the choice to withdraw, modify or extend the storage conditions of II pension pillar is training after high school graduation.

Master's thesis formulates a problem for household participation in II pension pillar. It identifies the factors that have the greatest impact on households choice to withdraw or extend the accumulation in II pension pillar. Master's thesis is formed – to analyze theoretically the characteristics of the pension system and to identify households choice accumulate II pillar determinants and to assess the determinants effects of the Lithuanian population cumulated II pension pillar, pension reform aspect. Theoretical part of the thesis provides analyzed and systematized various Lithuanian and foreign authors' opinion about the household saving significance and cause, the pension system's development, pension pillars, which dominates in the world. It was identify the advantages and disadvantages of the pension system and systematise factors (economic, political, demographic and social), which promotes the accumulation of their old age through the pension system pillars. It was found that there is no universal pension systems that is appropriate for differentparts of the world. And it should take into account each country's political, economic, demographic and social situacijon when it needs to choose pay as you go and funded pensions systems alternatives. Empirical part of the thesis analyses Lithuanian social insurance to insured persons, II pillar participants, pensioners, contributions and benefits dynamics and structure of the retrospective point of view. It was found that 73.29 percent. social insurance for insured persons are II pension pillar participants, because they wanted to ensure financial security during pension. The average pension is only 230.50 EUR and the poverty line - 208 EUR in Lithuania. It was a quantitative survey (questionnaire) to collect the raw data on household participation in the II pension pillar. It was found that most of of respondents share (48.25 percent.) decided to keep under the conditions in force until 2012. 39,75 percent. of the respondents chose to expand the collection of pension contributions and pay additional pension contributions from their own funds. The smallest share of respondents (12 percent.) decided to stop the accumulation of II pension pillar. Logistic regression analysis showed that the primary factor leading to the choice to withdraw, modify or extend the storage conditions of II pension pillar is training after high school graduation.

At the beginning of the 21st century, rural policy remains one of the most important areas of the public policy in both developing and most advanced countries. Therefore, significant financial and human resources are made available for the implementation of this policy measures. For instance, in 2007 through 2013 the European Union (EU) budget for European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development accounted for EUR 96.2 billion (11 per cent of the total EU budget). A similar situation was observed in Lithuania. The amount of the EU support for rural development in 2007-2013 amounted to LTL 6 billion 096 million with co-financing from the Lithuanian national budget of LTL 1 billion 799 million. A large number of specialists and designated institutions develop and implement rural policy measures and monitor the support programmes. Are the huge financial and human resources assigned for rural development actually used in an efficient way, are rural policy decisions able to adapt to the highly dynamic situation in the business and social life?

At the beginning of the 21st century, rural policy remains one of the most important areas of the public policy in both developing and most advanced countries. Therefore, significant financial and human resources are made available for the implementation of this policy measures. For instance, in 2007 through 2013 the European Union (EU) budget for European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development accounted for EUR 96.2 billion (11 per cent of the total EU budget). A similar situation was observed in Lithuania. The amount of the EU support for rural development in 2007-2013 amounted to LTL 6 billion 096 million with co-financing from the Lithuanian national budget of LTL 1 billion 799 million. A large number of specialists and designated institutions develop and implement rural policy measures and monitor the support programmes. Are the huge financial and human resources assigned for rural development actually used in an efficient way, are rural policy decisions able to adapt to the highly dynamic situation in the business and social life?

At the beginning of the 21st century, rural policy remains one of the most important areas of the public policy in both developing and most advanced countries. Therefore, significant financial and human resources are made available for the implementation of this policy measures. For instance, in 2007 through 2013 the European Union (EU) budget for European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development accounted for EUR 96.2 billion (11 per cent of the total EU budget). A similar situation was observed in Lithuania. The amount of the EU support for rural development in 2007-2013 amounted to LTL 6 billion 096 million with co-financing from the Lithuanian national budget of LTL 1 billion 799 million. A large number of specialists and designated institutions develop and implement rural policy measures and monitor the support programmes. Are the huge financial and human resources assigned for rural development actually used in an efficient way, are rural policy decisions able to adapt to the highly dynamic situation in the business and social life?

At the beginning of the 21st century, rural policy remains one of the most important areas of the public policy in both developing and most advanced countries. Therefore, significant financial and human resources are made available for the implementation of this policy measures. For instance, in 2007 through 2013 the European Union (EU) budget for European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development accounted for EUR 96.2 billion (11 per cent of the total EU budget). A similar situation was observed in Lithuania. The amount of the EU support for rural development in 2007-2013 amounted to LTL 6 billion 096 million with co-financing from the Lithuanian national budget of LTL 1 billion 799 million. A large number of specialists and designated institutions develop and implement rural policy measures and monitor the support programmes. Are the huge financial and human resources assigned for rural development actually used in an efficient way, are rural policy decisions able to adapt to the highly dynamic situation in the business and social life?

Translation of institutional texts is a challenge for translators due to the importance of conveying the meaning of the context as accurately as possible. The production of a good translation of official documents such as regulations that reflect the institutional register requires consideration of differences in the source and target languages in terms of syntax and lexis. As often as not, this results in transformations in sentence structure and word formation. English word formation, due to different language characteristics differs from Lithuanian in many ways. Although the definition of word formation is quite similar: 'Word-formation' is a traditional label, and one which is useful, but it does not generally cover all possible ways of forming everything that can be called a 'word'." (Bauer, 1983:9). The theoretical part of this paper discusses the main word formation types for the English and the Lithuanian languages. The second, empirical part, deals with the analysis of word formation types in the English language, their transformations in the Lithuanian language and the most common transformation patterns. For the purpose, data from original bilingual documents of the European Union representing the institutional register were collected from EUR-Lex database.

Translation of institutional texts is a challenge for translators due to the importance of conveying the meaning of the context as accurately as possible. The production of a good translation of official documents such as regulations that reflect the institutional register requires consideration of differences in the source and target languages in terms of syntax and lexis. As often as not, this results in transformations in sentence structure and word formation. English word formation, due to different language characteristics differs from Lithuanian in many ways. Although the definition of word formation is quite similar: 'Word-formation' is a traditional label, and one which is useful, but it does not generally cover all possible ways of forming everything that can be called a 'word'." (Bauer, 1983:9). The theoretical part of this paper discusses the main word formation types for the English and the Lithuanian languages. The second, empirical part, deals with the analysis of word formation types in the English language, their transformations in the Lithuanian language and the most common transformation patterns. For the purpose, data from original bilingual documents of the European Union representing the institutional register were collected from EUR-Lex database.

Translation of institutional texts is a challenge for translators due to the importance of conveying the meaning of the context as accurately as possible. The production of a good translation of official documents such as regulations that reflect the institutional register requires consideration of differences in the source and target languages in terms of syntax and lexis. As often as not, this results in transformations in sentence structure and word formation. English word formation, due to different language characteristics differs from Lithuanian in many ways. Although the definition of word formation is quite similar: 'Word-formation' is a traditional label, and one which is useful, but it does not generally cover all possible ways of forming everything that can be called a 'word'." (Bauer, 1983:9). The theoretical part of this paper discusses the main word formation types for the English and the Lithuanian languages. The second, empirical part, deals with the analysis of word formation types in the English language, their transformations in the Lithuanian language and the most common transformation patterns. For the purpose, data from original bilingual documents of the European Union representing the institutional register were collected from EUR-Lex database.

Translation of institutional texts is a challenge for translators due to the importance of conveying the meaning of the context as accurately as possible. The production of a good translation of official documents such as regulations that reflect the institutional register requires consideration of differences in the source and target languages in terms of syntax and lexis. As often as not, this results in transformations in sentence structure and word formation. English word formation, due to different language characteristics differs from Lithuanian in many ways. Although the definition of word formation is quite similar: 'Word-formation' is a traditional label, and one which is useful, but it does not generally cover all possible ways of forming everything that can be called a 'word'." (Bauer, 1983:9). The theoretical part of this paper discusses the main word formation types for the English and the Lithuanian languages. The second, empirical part, deals with the analysis of word formation types in the English language, their transformations in the Lithuanian language and the most common transformation patterns. For the purpose, data from original bilingual documents of the European Union representing the institutional register were collected from EUR-Lex database.

According to the World Tourism Organization, tourism is becoming increasingly popular around the world and Portugal is one of those popular countries, where 3.7 million of tourists visited in 2016 and it is 3.9% more than in 2015. There is no doubt that tourism has significant economic benefits and usually it is the main economic driver of regions. Algarve region is precisely the place, where abandonment of tourism would make the majority of population unemployed and the region would suffer from an economic downturn, and therefore maintaining and developing tourism is vitally important. Despite economic benefits of tourism, researchers have found that large tourist flows strongly affect ecosystems, destroy natural landscape, cause habitat fragmentation and also have a negative social and cultural impact. The question of the conservation of natural resources, human well-being and the long-term economic viability of communities is of increasing concern. Conservation of natural resources, human well-being and the long-term economic viability of communities are the questions which are of great concern. Unfortunately, tourism growth has not been sufficiently organized, accurately planned and predicted long-term future forecasts. In addition, climate change has a major impact on the coast, and also on tourism and one of the most aggressive consequences is sea level rising, resulting in reduction of sandy beach carrying capacity and intensified coastal erosion. More and more legislation is being issued globally and at European level with countries committing to develop sustainable coastal management aimed at preserving ecosystems and reducing climate change. However, researches have found that there are many barriers to meeting those targets. Portugal is one of those countries where integrated coastal management is not fully implemented due to certain obstacles. In face of negative effects of tourism and the threats of climate change, it is necessary to assess the present quality of the beaches and to identify priorities for sustainable beach management. Objective – to assess the quality of coastal zones and tourism and to identify priorities and measures to improve sustainable tourism management. Object – four different types of beaches in Algarve region, Portugal: urban beach "Praia dos Pescadores", resort "Praia de Santa Eulalia", rural "Praia dos Olhos d'Agua" beach and remote "Praia de Falesia" beach. The methodology for assessing beach quality and management priorities has been compiled and comprised of three methods: initial SWOT analysis, which evaluates the internal strengths, weaknesses and external opportunities, threats. Following BARE (Bath Area Registration and Evalaution) analysis, which evaluates five parameters of each beach (safety, water quality, litter, landscape and facilities). For obtaining quantitive data, 50 questionnaires at each beach are conducted in order to get objective opinion of beach users. A detailed analysis of the scientific literature was carried out, which assessed: the current coastal situation on coasts of Algarve region; an overview of the implementation of sustainable coastal development strategies in Portugal, as well as an overview of the legal acts applicable to coastal protection and the implementation of sustainable development strategies; researches and the most commonly used methodologies for assessing beach quality. SWOT analysis was performed, where overcrowding, increasingly coastal urbanization, ecosystem and dunes degradation, coastal erosion and reduced beach carrying capacity due to sea level rising emerged as main future threats. After followed the evaluation of the beach quality by using Bathing Area Registration and Evaluation framework (BARE), where "Praia dos Pescadores", "Praia de Santa Eulalia" and "Praia dos Olhos d'Agua" obtained three-star ratings and Praia de Falesia site obtained four-star rating. The quantitative research data obtained through administration of 50 questionnaires per beach and respondents expressed the need for public toilets, showers, trails and broadwalks, garbage facilities, renewable energy, clean sand and vegetation health. The average age of respondents was 47,7 years and the majority (85%) were international tourists. After conducting SWOT, BARE and beach user questionnaires, one of conclusions was done that solar panel system need to be installed on beach objects. It was calculated that solar panel system on restaurant in urban beach (with government support (50%)) would cost 11 361 Eur and would pay off within 5 years, while calculations for the restaurant in resort showed that price of solar panel system would be 13 773 Eur and would pay off within 6 years. The paper presents recommendations for beach managers and municipalities: pay more attention to raising public education and awareness, combine beach nourishment with maritime structures, control urbanization on the coast by releasing a minimum distance law, set up wooden stairs and paths for tourists to walk, use solar energy in ships / restaurants, restrict light use during the night, integrate biofilic design into the interior and exterior of buildings, enter beach entry fees and fees for toilets and showers usage, use advertisements for waste prevention, recruite officers of dog control, plant shrubs and trees on beaches / slopes, increase cooperation with stakeholders.

According to the World Tourism Organization, tourism is becoming increasingly popular around the world and Portugal is one of those popular countries, where 3.7 million of tourists visited in 2016 and it is 3.9% more than in 2015. There is no doubt that tourism has significant economic benefits and usually it is the main economic driver of regions. Algarve region is precisely the place, where abandonment of tourism would make the majority of population unemployed and the region would suffer from an economic downturn, and therefore maintaining and developing tourism is vitally important. Despite economic benefits of tourism, researchers have found that large tourist flows strongly affect ecosystems, destroy natural landscape, cause habitat fragmentation and also have a negative social and cultural impact. The question of the conservation of natural resources, human well-being and the long-term economic viability of communities is of increasing concern. Conservation of natural resources, human well-being and the long-term economic viability of communities are the questions which are of great concern. Unfortunately, tourism growth has not been sufficiently organized, accurately planned and predicted long-term future forecasts. In addition, climate change has a major impact on the coast, and also on tourism and one of the most aggressive consequences is sea level rising, resulting in reduction of sandy beach carrying capacity and intensified coastal erosion. More and more legislation is being issued globally and at European level with countries committing to develop sustainable coastal management aimed at preserving ecosystems and reducing climate change. However, researches have found that there are many barriers to meeting those targets. Portugal is one of those countries where integrated coastal management is not fully implemented due to certain obstacles. In face of negative effects of tourism and the threats of climate change, it is necessary to assess the present quality of the beaches and to identify priorities for sustainable beach management. Objective – to assess the quality of coastal zones and tourism and to identify priorities and measures to improve sustainable tourism management. Object – four different types of beaches in Algarve region, Portugal: urban beach "Praia dos Pescadores", resort "Praia de Santa Eulalia", rural "Praia dos Olhos d'Agua" beach and remote "Praia de Falesia" beach. The methodology for assessing beach quality and management priorities has been compiled and comprised of three methods: initial SWOT analysis, which evaluates the internal strengths, weaknesses and external opportunities, threats. Following BARE (Bath Area Registration and Evalaution) analysis, which evaluates five parameters of each beach (safety, water quality, litter, landscape and facilities). For obtaining quantitive data, 50 questionnaires at each beach are conducted in order to get objective opinion of beach users. A detailed analysis of the scientific literature was carried out, which assessed: the current coastal situation on coasts of Algarve region; an overview of the implementation of sustainable coastal development strategies in Portugal, as well as an overview of the legal acts applicable to coastal protection and the implementation of sustainable development strategies; researches and the most commonly used methodologies for assessing beach quality. SWOT analysis was performed, where overcrowding, increasingly coastal urbanization, ecosystem and dunes degradation, coastal erosion and reduced beach carrying capacity due to sea level rising emerged as main future threats. After followed the evaluation of the beach quality by using Bathing Area Registration and Evaluation framework (BARE), where "Praia dos Pescadores", "Praia de Santa Eulalia" and "Praia dos Olhos d'Agua" obtained three-star ratings and Praia de Falesia site obtained four-star rating. The quantitative research data obtained through administration of 50 questionnaires per beach and respondents expressed the need for public toilets, showers, trails and broadwalks, garbage facilities, renewable energy, clean sand and vegetation health. The average age of respondents was 47,7 years and the majority (85%) were international tourists. After conducting SWOT, BARE and beach user questionnaires, one of conclusions was done that solar panel system need to be installed on beach objects. It was calculated that solar panel system on restaurant in urban beach (with government support (50%)) would cost 11 361 Eur and would pay off within 5 years, while calculations for the restaurant in resort showed that price of solar panel system would be 13 773 Eur and would pay off within 6 years. The paper presents recommendations for beach managers and municipalities: pay more attention to raising public education and awareness, combine beach nourishment with maritime structures, control urbanization on the coast by releasing a minimum distance law, set up wooden stairs and paths for tourists to walk, use solar energy in ships / restaurants, restrict light use during the night, integrate biofilic design into the interior and exterior of buildings, enter beach entry fees and fees for toilets and showers usage, use advertisements for waste prevention, recruite officers of dog control, plant shrubs and trees on beaches / slopes, increase cooperation with stakeholders.

According to the World Tourism Organization, tourism is becoming increasingly popular around the world and Portugal is one of those popular countries, where 3.7 million of tourists visited in 2016 and it is 3.9% more than in 2015. There is no doubt that tourism has significant economic benefits and usually it is the main economic driver of regions. Algarve region is precisely the place, where abandonment of tourism would make the majority of population unemployed and the region would suffer from an economic downturn, and therefore maintaining and developing tourism is vitally important. Despite economic benefits of tourism, researchers have found that large tourist flows strongly affect ecosystems, destroy natural landscape, cause habitat fragmentation and also have a negative social and cultural impact. The question of the conservation of natural resources, human well-being and the long-term economic viability of communities is of increasing concern. Conservation of natural resources, human well-being and the long-term economic viability of communities are the questions which are of great concern. Unfortunately, tourism growth has not been sufficiently organized, accurately planned and predicted long-term future forecasts. In addition, climate change has a major impact on the coast, and also on tourism and one of the most aggressive consequences is sea level rising, resulting in reduction of sandy beach carrying capacity and intensified coastal erosion. More and more legislation is being issued globally and at European level with countries committing to develop sustainable coastal management aimed at preserving ecosystems and reducing climate change. However, researches have found that there are many barriers to meeting those targets. Portugal is one of those countries where integrated coastal management is not fully implemented due to certain obstacles. In face of negative effects of tourism and the threats of climate change, it is necessary to assess the present quality of the beaches and to identify priorities for sustainable beach management. Objective – to assess the quality of coastal zones and tourism and to identify priorities and measures to improve sustainable tourism management. Object – four different types of beaches in Algarve region, Portugal: urban beach "Praia dos Pescadores", resort "Praia de Santa Eulalia", rural "Praia dos Olhos d'Agua" beach and remote "Praia de Falesia" beach. The methodology for assessing beach quality and management priorities has been compiled and comprised of three methods: initial SWOT analysis, which evaluates the internal strengths, weaknesses and external opportunities, threats. Following BARE (Bath Area Registration and Evalaution) analysis, which evaluates five parameters of each beach (safety, water quality, litter, landscape and facilities). For obtaining quantitive data, 50 questionnaires at each beach are conducted in order to get objective opinion of beach users. A detailed analysis of the scientific literature was carried out, which assessed: the current coastal situation on coasts of Algarve region; an overview of the implementation of sustainable coastal development strategies in Portugal, as well as an overview of the legal acts applicable to coastal protection and the implementation of sustainable development strategies; researches and the most commonly used methodologies for assessing beach quality. SWOT analysis was performed, where overcrowding, increasingly coastal urbanization, ecosystem and dunes degradation, coastal erosion and reduced beach carrying capacity due to sea level rising emerged as main future threats. After followed the evaluation of the beach quality by using Bathing Area Registration and Evaluation framework (BARE), where "Praia dos Pescadores", "Praia de Santa Eulalia" and "Praia dos Olhos d'Agua" obtained three-star ratings and Praia de Falesia site obtained four-star rating. The quantitative research data obtained through administration of 50 questionnaires per beach and respondents expressed the need for public toilets, showers, trails and broadwalks, garbage facilities, renewable energy, clean sand and vegetation health. The average age of respondents was 47,7 years and the majority (85%) were international tourists. After conducting SWOT, BARE and beach user questionnaires, one of conclusions was done that solar panel system need to be installed on beach objects. It was calculated that solar panel system on restaurant in urban beach (with government support (50%)) would cost 11 361 Eur and would pay off within 5 years, while calculations for the restaurant in resort showed that price of solar panel system would be 13 773 Eur and would pay off within 6 years. The paper presents recommendations for beach managers and municipalities: pay more attention to raising public education and awareness, combine beach nourishment with maritime structures, control urbanization on the coast by releasing a minimum distance law, set up wooden stairs and paths for tourists to walk, use solar energy in ships / restaurants, restrict light use during the night, integrate biofilic design into the interior and exterior of buildings, enter beach entry fees and fees for toilets and showers usage, use advertisements for waste prevention, recruite officers of dog control, plant shrubs and trees on beaches / slopes, increase cooperation with stakeholders.