Social/Environmental/Economic Uses Of Glacial Environments Flashcards
What are economic environmental negative effects of tourism in a glaciated environment
Second homes for holiday homes out prices locals and they cannot afford to buy a house / prices for normal good for example food a hiso cost of living is how you / most jobs on minimum wage in seasonal
Why would a farmer and tourists have conflict
Tourists could trespass / not to keep the dog on a lead in lambing season / not shut the gate / climb on dry stone walls which are expensive to repair
What are environmental positive effects of tourism in a glaciated environment
Investment in protecting the environment funded by the money from tourism in the area management of footpaths restore and rebuild
Why would a local and a tourist have conflict
Tourists may park on the road and not in the car park tourists could locals could be rude from frustration
What are some of the key attractions to glaciated areas like the lake District
High mountains to climb / forested areas to mountain bike and hike / rock faces to climb and abseil / ribbon lakes for watersports / villages to sightsee / old monuments to learn about culture
How could the ldnp be managed to reduce the amount of air pollution by reducing the amount of cars
Make the transport and the ldnp integrated which means that is linked together for example boats and buses this would mean that a larger area of the ldnp can be reached by tourists without a car producing the number of cars
Give a limitation to the protect the fells scheme
Erosion is happening all of the time as 17 million tourists visit the ldnp per year and 48% of these tourists which is hiking as a main reason for their visit so it is an ongoing task and footpath erosion will always take place
How can footpaths be protected from tourist attractions
Replace the eroded foot paths with harder rock which is more resistant and will take longer to erode
Give three facts about the protectafile scheme in the ldnp that protect the footpath from erosion
It is run by the national trust / £120 protected / cost of 5 million pounds
What is the name of the scheme that helps to protect the footpaths in the ldnp
Protect the fells
How does the go now lakes pass reduce the amount of congestion from cars
The golden Alex pass is a pass that allows you to go onto the boat / bus and bike services in the ldnp on the 1 tickets to reduce the number of cars
How does the langdale rambler balls reduce the amount of congestion from cars
The langdale rambler is a bus service that takes hikers to more walking start points to reduce the need for a car
How does the council try to protect the locals from rising house prices
Council have put a limit on the number of houses that can be bought as a second home for tourists and increase the number of houses built this is called the Cumbria housing strategy
How does the Cumbria housing strategy improve the area for local people
It reduces the amount of rural-urban migration as young people can afford to buy this will keep services like education in the area and reduce the loss of culture
Give two facts about the Cumbria housing strategy
900 more houses will be built for 2025 slash second homes should not be more than 10% of a village
