Tourism in Glacial Landscapes Case Study - Lake District
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- Tourism in Glacial Landscapes Case Study "Lake District"
- Facts
- It is a national Park
- Located in Cumbria
- Around 16.4 million visitors every year
- Attractions
- Beautiful Scenery
- Example: Large lakes like Windermere
- Cultural Attractions
- Beatrix Potter House
- Wordsworth Museum
- Activities
- Rock-Climbing
- Mountain Biking
- Water Sports
- Bird watching
- Fishing
- Beautiful Scenery
- IMPACTS
- Environmental
- Damage of vegetation
- Due to tourists parking on the grass verges in Langdale Valley
- Noise, Erosion and Pollution of water with fuel
- Due to boats and water sports on Lake Windermere
- Footpath Erosion
- Due to large number of walkers walking from Keswick to popular mountain Catbells
- Damage of vegetation
- Economic
- In 2014 over 16,000 people employed due to tourism
- Visitors spent over £1 billion
- Many Local people may not be able to afford to stay living in the area
- Average local house income is £27,000
- House in village of Grasmere is over £350,000
- House in village of Grasmere is over £350,000
- Average local house income is £27,000
- In 2014 over 16,000 people employed due to tourism
- Social
- Heavy traffic
- 89% of visitors travel to park by car
- Heavy traffic linking national park to motorway
- Everyday goods are expensive
- Businesses in village of Ambleside mostly cater for Tourists
- 40% = cafes, restaurants and hotels
- 10% = outdoor clothing
- Local residents often travel to Windermere or Kendal to buy clothes and food
- Businesses in village of Ambleside mostly cater for Tourists
- Fewer people living in the National Park all year round
- 16% of properties are second homes or holiday homes
- Bus services limited
- Some primary schools in Langdale have closed
- Gosforth no longer has a doctor
- Heavy traffic
- Environmental
- Management Strategies to reduce impact of tourism
- Coping with extra traffic and lack of car parking
- Go Lakes Travel Scheme aims to reduce car use
- Has introduced pay as you go bikes
- Ambleside Car parks in town centre last 1 hour
- Encourages high turnover of parking spaces
- Go Lakes Travel Scheme aims to reduce car use
- Coping with high property prices for local people
- In 2012, planning permission was granted for 134 affordable homes
- Planning permission for 141 houses that only LOCAL people can buy
- Coping with erosion of footpaths
- Main route has been gravelled to protect it
- At Tarns Howes , eroded paths have been covered with soil and reseeded
- Coping with noise, erosion and pollution from water sports
- Zoning Schemes
- Some water sports only allowed in certain areas and certain lakes
- Windermere has a 10 knot speed limit for all boats
- Zoning Schemes
- Coping with extra traffic and lack of car parking
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