Tourism is a vital economic source in the Mediterranean basin. The sun and beach tourists are of major social and economic importance for almost all Mediterranean countries. However, this industry's extensive and uncontrolled growth may negatively impact these fragile natural coastline areas. In the present study, we review and analyse the driver's forces, pressures, and impacts of the tourism sector development in the Mediterranean countries' environment and economy by using the D (Driver) P (Pressure) S (State) I (Impact) R (Responses) analytical framework. The analysis highlights the critical social and economic roles the coastal tourism industry plays while the steady and uncontrolled growth of this sector and related activities compromise these coastal countries' ecology and environmental quality. This requires the decision-makers and stakeholders' attention toward adopting new strategies and approaches toward greening the blue tourism industry to ensure sustainable economic, social and environmental growth of this industry. In this perspective, we point out the necessity to incorporate environmental issues with economic and socio-cultural needs to obtain complete and harmonized sustainable tourism indicators in the Mediterranean.

旅游业是地中海盆地的重要经济来源。阳光和海滩游客对几乎所有地中海国家都具有重要的社会和经济意义。然而，该行业的粗放和不受控制的增长可能会对这些脆弱的自然海岸线地区产生负面影响。在本研究中，我们使用 D (Driver) P (Pressure) S (State) I (Impact) R 回顾和分析旅游业发展对地中海国家环境和经济的驱动力、压力和影响（回应）分析框架。该分析强调了沿海旅游业所发挥的关键社会和经济作用，而该部门和相关活动的稳定和不受控制的增长损害了这些沿海国家的生态和环境质量。这需要决策者和利益相关者关注采取新的战略和方法来绿化蓝色旅游业，以确保该行业的可持续经济、社会和环境增长。从这个角度来看，我们指出有必要将环境问题与经济和社会文化需求结合起来，以获得地中海完整和协调的可持续旅游指标。