Case Study 15: Impact of Economic Activity (Hope Valley)
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- Case Study 15 - Impact of local activity (Quarrying)
- REASONS FOR QUARRYING
- High quality limestone with high calcium carbonate content
- Increased demand for road stone (6% of production)
- Increased demand for construction cement (29%)
- 3% used for lime in agriculture
- Production of limestone increased from 1.5m tonnes to 8.2m tonnes (1951-91)
- Concerns about impact on National Park has led to decline recently
- STAGES IN QUARRYING PROCESS
- 1) Removal of soil & vegetation by heavy equipment
- 2) Extraction of limestone by explosion
- 3) Crushing rocks making them smaller
- 4) On completion, landscaping occurs
- 3) Crushing rocks making them smaller
- 2) Extraction of limestone by explosion
- 1) Removal of soil & vegetation by heavy equipment
- Management in Peak District
- Controlling the size of existing quarries
- Restricting further extraction
- Manage existing quarries by restricting noise / dust / pollution
- Landscape existing quarries
- Reduce access for lorries in local area
- Restoring old quarries
- Positives / Negatives
- SOCIAL
- Advantages
- People may visit quarry
- People may perform quarry based activities
- Disadvantages
- Unattractive view
- Queues on road causing congestion
- Advantages
- ECONOMIC
- Advantages
- Jobs created for employment
- Hope Quarry is largest single employer in area
- Disadvantages
- Tourism may decrease
- Farmland will be lost / animals scared away
- Advantages
- ENVIRONMENTAL
- Advantages
- Limestone is locally needed for infrastructure
- Encouraged to grow limestone locally
- Disadvantages
- Steep cliff faces
- Noise/air pollution
- Loss of wildlife habitat
- Road may gain potholes from heavy use
- Advantages
- SOCIAL
- LOCATION
- The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in Derbyshire,
- REASONS FOR QUARRYING
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