Tourism in Mountain Areas - Courmajeur, Alps, Italy
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- Tourism in Mountain Areas - Courmajeur, Alps, Italy
- Facts
- Location: Courmajeur (a town on the Alps), North West Italy near Mont Blanc
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- Positives
- Shopping in Courmajeur benefits locals and tourists
- Money can be re-invested to build better infrastructure e.g. Mont Blanc Tunnel which benefits locals and tourists
- HEP (hydroelectric power) generates clean energy for Courmajeur
- Provides jobs, particularly for younger people, it keeps younger people in the Alpine area and therefore stops out-migration
- Leisure activities such as an ice rink and a swimming pool in Courmajeur helps to increase the income into the area
- Negatives
- Changes the traditional alpine culture e.g. hotels / souvenir shops / restaurants change its appearance
- Visual pollution e.g. the cable car in Cresta D'arp
- Deforestation in the Alps for the skiers don't crash
- Seasonal jobs as more tourists visit in the winter
- Pastoral farming (cattle farming) can be disrupted and affect breeding and feeding patterns
- High percentage of second / holiday homes - wealthy Italians in places like Milan and Turin buy these homes for holidays
- Meaning young people in Alpine towns are priced out of the housing market so they would have to move
- What attracts people?
- Physical Features
- Ski-ing on Mont Blanc
- Walking and climbing in the summer months as there is less snow
- Mont Blanc is the highest peak in the Alps
- Summer tourism often happens further down the mountain at the lakes e.g. Lake Garda
- Human Feautres
- Cable car in Cresta D'arp
- Weekly market in Courmajeur
- Courmajeur is a traditional alpine town
- There is a lot of nightlife to entertain tourists there (nightclubs / bars / restaurants)
- Physical Features
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