Lake District - UNIT 4 Case Studies

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  • Lake District (has found the 'balance' and raises their threshold)
    • Sources
      • www.laedistrict.gov.uk, www.bbc.co.uk
    • Location/type of tourism
      • Northwest corner of England, Cumbria
      • Eco-tourism
        • Receives 16.4m visitors a year
    • + impacts of tourism
      • Visitors spend approx £146 million
        • Tourism provides 16,000 jobs in the National Park (2014)
        • Supports local shops and businesses
          • Currently over 87 active volunteers helping the environment
    • - impacts of tourism
      • Jobs are seasonal and wages are low
      • Price rises in shops as tourists have more money to spend
      • Large number of tourists can damage/put pressure of environment e.g. footpath erosion
      • Demand for holiday homes pushes up house prices for local people
    • Management
      • Fix the Fells
        • Aims to protect the lakeland from soil erosion by maintaining and repairing the paths
          • Longdale Rambler bus service - aims to improve tourism transport
        • Reduces erosion scars and also helps to protect the ecology and archaeological heritage of the landscape
      • Go Lakes Travel
        • £6.9m initiative, funded by the Department of Transport
          • Between 2011-2015 aims to generate a step change in how visitors travel to and around the Central and Southern Lake District
      • Low-carbon cottages
        • Aims to reduce the carbon emission and running costs of traditionally built holiday cottages without damaging traditional character
      • Sandford Principles - National Parks
        • If there is a conflict between protecting the environment and people enjoying the environment, that can't be resolved by management,the protecting of the environment is more important
      • Environmental Stewardship
        • Agri-environment scheme that provides funding for farmers and other land managers in England
          • Given only to those who show effective environmental management on their land
          • Primary objectives include conserving the biodiversity
            • Protecting natural resources and promote public understanding and access of the countryside
    • Management successfulness
      • Successful
        • Fix the Fells repaired 102 pathways using money from partner organisations
        • Public transport improved and subsidised
          • 10mph speed limit introduced on Windermere in 2005
        • Encourages tourists to use this instead of cars
      • Unsuccessful
        • Lake has been congested with powerboats/water skiers and noise from the speed boats - spoiling lake for other users

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