Tourism Case Study - The Alps
- Created by: Ellie Clutton
- Created on: 25-04-13 09:30
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- Case Study of Tourism - The Alps
- Chamonix Valley - situated on border between France and Italy
- Attractions
- Sports
- Hiking/walking
- Ice-climbing
- Dining
- Tours of glacier
- Zipwire
- Train tours
- Cable car - The aiquelle du Midi
- Chair Lift
- Trip to Mer De Glace - glacier to go in ice caves
- Impacts
- Social
- Noisy and congested roads
- Expensive tourist orientated housing, shops, services
- Economic
- Field gates left open, loss of valuable live stock
- Mountain footpath erosion
- Environmental
- Wildlife, breeding and food chains disturbed, extinction, loss of habitats
- Litter - pollution & kills animals and plants
- Social
- Problems & Management
- Congested polluted roads
- Free public transport
- Electric buses, connect villages
- Ugly buildings and electric cables ruin landscape
- Bury cables underground
- Natural local materials for buildings
- Erosion of mountains as trees are cleared for ski runs
- Re-plant trees to stabilise soil
- Footpath erosion
- Reinforce paths with stones and chippings
- Frightening animals away
- Establish nature reserves and wintering sites
- Litter
- Invest in recycling bins and more bins
- Congested polluted roads
- Facts
- 60,000 visitors in winter.
- 100,000 visitors in summer
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