Glaciation - Lake District Flashcards
1
Q
How many people visit a year?
A
16 million
2
Q
How many jobs do visitors provide
A
16,000
3
Q
How much is tourism worth to the economy?
A
£1.1 Billion
4
Q
What are the benefits for locals?
A
Better roads and infrastructure
5
Q
Negatives to tourism
A
- Additional tourist traffic causes congestion
- seasonal and poorly paid jobs
6
Q
Footpath erosion
A
- walkers destroy vegetaion and compact soil
- rain washes away exposed soil
- the path widens when walkers avoid eroded areas
- the Lake District National Park Authority work to repair them (its expensive tho)
7
Q
Climate Change Threats
A
- increase of invasive non-native species
- greater risk of extreme weather
- migration of certain species due to warming
- drying out of peat, releases carbon
8
Q
LDNPP
A
(Lake District National Park Partnership)
* 25 organisations
* represents public, private, community and voluntary sectors
LDNPA is responsible for management but does not own much of the land.
9
Q
Low Carbon lake District
A
- launched in 2008
- initiative working with businesses and communities to reduce emissions
- setting carbon reduction targets, promotes high efficiency
- working to rethink how tourists get to the LD
10
Q
Vision for the future
A
- Now a recognised UNESCO World Heritage site
- key players promote sustainable development
