Managing Our Resources Flashcards
What is the waste hierarchy
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Dispose
Explain the waste hierarchy
The waste hierarchy shows how reducing reusing and recycling materials can help prevent waste. Increased reused and recycling are good for the environment. Although not as good as reducing. Fewer resources and less energy and needed if reuse and recycling.
What are sources of renewable energy
Solar energy
Wind energy
Hydro power
Ocean energy
Bio energy
What is renewable energy?
Energy from a source that is not depleted when used
Benefits of wind power
Good for the environment as it doesn’t produce any carbon emissions.
The wind farms use inexhaustible wind energy. The turbines at walney farm can produce energy for 80% of the year and will have a lifespan of about 20 years.
It helps the uk be less independent of non renewable resources. Which it has to buy from other countries
They will produce energy relatively cheap - certainly no more expensive than non renewable sources.
Disadvantage of wind power
They can be harmful of local wildlife as the turbines can be creating their own electrical field
Some people also find the wind turbines ugly and do not like seeing these from shore, this could reduce money generated by tourism in some places. However at walney farm the turbines are 14km from the shore - difficult to see.
The turbines take up a lot of money to set up, walney wind farm cost over 1000000 to set up. However, it should bring in a constant return for over 20 years of minimal maintenance.
There always needs to be a back up system - because there will be no wind and there will be days where there are too much wind for the turbines to be used safely
Impacts of mass tourism
Economic impacts
Positive - creates jobs for local people. This income can be spent in local shops and services to boost economy. Malta has only 380,000 residents but received 1.2 million tourists in 2011.Tourism generated more than 650 million - which is 25% of the GDP
Negative - MNCS own hotel chains - lots of profits sent abroad. Thailand estimated that 70% of all money spent by tourists ended up leaving Thailand.
Impacts of tourism
Cultural impacts
Preservation of historical or cultural landmarks - adds value to the traditions/culture of that area.
For example, in Egypt the government realized that the pyramids were a huge tourist attraction and so restricted building close to them and have spent millions of pounds protecting them. This would not have happened if they had not been such a tourist attraction.
Negative impacts - some western tourists behave in an inappropriate ways with no understanding or respect for the culture of the country they are visiting.
This has resulted in the tourists getting arrested and in local people being offended. It has even led to diplomatic rows between governments. In Hawaii, many tourists don’t have many interests in the true meaning of the hula dances and simply view them as a form of entertainment. This offends the Hawaiian people.
Give three facts about the location of the project un Nam Ha
- Nam Ha is in the province of luang Namtha in Laos
- It covers over 2000km
- The land is low land in the south and rises 2000m in the mountains so it is diverse. National biodiversity conservation area in 1993.
Describe how the heritage park protects the environment.
The Heritage park protects the environment by protecting the forest which is protecting the wide range of habitats for at least 37 larger mamal species, these include the clouded leopard and tiger or the guar.
Describe the Nam Ha project.
The Lao government is working with a lot of different economical bodies to help keep the forest safe, it provides economical opportunities for the locals. This means the locals are trained so it helps the environment and it provided better living deals for the locals.
What are the 4 aims of the Nam Ha project
Provides training and skills to the locals to help fight poverty.
Provided tourism which is sustainable both culturally and environmentally.
Contributes to the conservation of the natural and cultural heritage of Lao.
Uses tourism as a tool to help develop locally and rurally.
The Nam Ha project has help the environment in a number of ways -
Guided and trekkers help to deter poachers from killing the rare species in the forest meaning they are being preserved.
Locals have become tour guides which also reduces the amount of poachers or hunters.
It is protecting the habitats of endangered animals and plants like gibbons, Asian elephants and 288 bird species.
However
There have been concerns that local culture is being lost as more locals are being exposed to western lifestyle and dress.
As the amount of visitors increase (they already have from 1000 to 4000 per year) there will be greater pressure to build more hotels to “western standard” and more pressure on natural resources like water.
By its very nature, eco tourism is of a very small scale - has to be therefore is a limited amount of money to be made from it.
