Peak District National Park- Impact Of Tourisms

Question 0

How many visitors a year does it get?

Answer 0

20 million

Question 1

What is a national park?

Answer 1

An area of outstanding natural beauty, protected and preserved

Question 2

Conflicts

Answer 2

• tourist and local industry, conservationists against most developments
• mining- causes pollution,traffic,dust and landscape becomes ugly.
• ministry of defence want to use the land as ranges, so limit access.
• prices go up due to tourism–––> rural depopulation
• environmentalists want to protect wild life

Question 3

What are the positives of tourism?

Answer 3

• jobs
• positive multiplier
• helps preserve rural services like shops
• because tourists want to come and see wildlife there is pressure to conserve it.

Question 4

Negatives impacts of tourism?

Answer 4

• honeypots cause litter,erosion,pollution
• traffic,congestion
• local shops become more expensive due to tourism
• shops stock products for tourists and to everyday goods
• demand for holiday homes makes them to expensive for local people
• ## job seasonal and low paid

Question 5

How to make tourism sustainable

Answer 5

• show tourists how they can be responsible with events, leaflets, information centres.
• support out door activities that don’t damage countryside
• encourage visitors to buy local products and food
• ## reduce erosion caused by visitors