Lake District Case Study
- Created by: Ellen Lewis
- Created on: 24-03-15 11:44
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- Case Study - Lake District
- Why People Visit the Lake District:
- You can walk and drive around the lakes
- Rock Climbing
- Many country pubs
- Small shops and Towns/ Villages
- Attractions: - Animal Attractions - Centre Parks -Kankku Extreme Driving - Coniston Boating Centre
- Historical Attractions: - Keswick Brewery - Lowther Castle and more.
- Positive Impacts
- Positive Economic Impacts
- Jobs For Local Community
- Income for local business'
- Positive Impacts of Tourism
- Helps preserve rural services like buses, village shops and post offices.
- Increased demand for local food and crafts.
- Tourists Mainly come to see the scenery and wildlife.
- Positive Social Impacts
- Jobs For Local Community
- Positive Economic Impacts
- Negative Impacts
- Negative Environmental impacts
- Damaged to landscape such as litter, erosion, disturbance to nature and live stock and vandalism.
- Traffic Congest and Pollution
- Social/ Economical Negative Impacts
- As tourists are willing to pay more local goods may become more expensive.
- Demand for holiday homes makes housing to expensive for local people.
- Jobs are mainly seasonal, low paid and long hours.
- Negative Environmental impacts
- How do they manage the lake district? (management Strategies)
- Access roads are small and take less traffic.
- Where possible, bus lanes operate in towns.
- Designated picnic areas means litter has to be dealt with in fewer areas.
- Speed limits for boats can limit the amount of erosion caused.
- Park and ride schemes in place so not as many cars in towns.
- Tourism Organisations in the Lake District
- National Trust
- Cumbria Tourism
- Why People Visit the Lake District:
- Negative Environmental impacts
- Damaged to landscape such as litter, erosion, disturbance to nature and live stock and vandalism.
- Traffic Congest and Pollution
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