Land Use Conflicts

Question 1

Mitigation (Quarrying)

Answer 1

Covered railway wagons to keep down the dust when transporting some of the quarried rock

Question 2

Tourists v Farmers

Answer 2

Tourists are ignorant
Allow their dogs to chase stock
Dogs Kill sheep
Tourists create footpath erosion when walking
Motorbikes destroy the land
Tourists wander over land, worry sheep and damage walls
Livestock and wildlife harmed by litter

Question 3

Tourists v Tourists

Answer 3

Walkers have to share space with those who use motorbikes often

Question 4

Tourists v Local Residents

Answer 4

Overcrowding and Traffic Congestion
Pollution to the local area
Tourists impede the local area and stop local people from carrying out their everyday activities
Not enough parking to meet demand
Footpath erosion
Appearance of the area ruined by litter
House prices increase as incomers wish to live in the village and there is a demand for second homes
Increased house prices force young people to move away

Question 5

Solutions to tourism and traffic congestion

Answer 5

Park and ride schemes introduced

Public transport improvements

Question 6

Mitigation (Tourism)

Answer 6

Remove litter bins in the hope that visitors will take this home
Surfacing busy paths and building steps to prevent erosion
Promoting public transport - postbus passenger services and a bike bus which can carry bikes
Introducing legislation and a warden service to protect limestone pavements
Publishing a dales visitor guide to advise on environmentally positive behaviour

Question 7

Quarrying and Local Residents

Answer 7

Quarries create extra dust, road traffic, noise
Eyesore - Visual Pollution
Limestone and the grits are non renewable resources
Most of the stone is transported by heavy goods vehicles on roads which are often busy with tourists and other local traffic
Water pollution
Leave a scarred landscape when abandoned