Transcript The Lake Distict - Jenna Elaine

Environmental Problems
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There is a wide array of environmental
problems associated with tourism in the Lake
District.
Aside from common problems with litter,
there exists footpath erosion, lakeside
erosion and air pollution.
The increased number of cars damages the
air from car exhausts and also from people
parking on grass verges, damaging the
ground parked upon.
Environmental Problems
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Footpath erosion occurs because of the
sheer number of people using popular routes.
According to the Park Authority, four million
people walk an average of 6km each year.
The pressure of peoples feet damages plants
and soil, making soil erosion possible.
Environmental Problems
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These issues are worst in honey pot or
popular areas, which also suffer from the
stress of overcrowding, parking problems and
second homes.
Solutions for Environmental Problems
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Show visitors how they can be responsible
tourists with events, leaflets, information
centres, guided walks and events, signs and
websites.
Encourage visitors to leave their cars behind
and use greener travel, like bikes, buses,
boats and trains.
Support outdoor activities that don’t damage
the countryside and harm wildlife.
Solutions for Environmental Problems
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Encourage visitors to buy local products and
food.
Run green business schemes to encourage
businesses to recycle, reduce energy,
conserve water and be sustainable.
Ask local communities for their views and
ideas by setting up forums, groups and
consultations.
Reduce erosion caused by visitors by
creating and repairing footpaths.
Solutions for Environmental Problems
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Use planning policies to control the spread of
buildings in built-up areas development.
Encourage green energy-efficient buildings
with planning policies and grant funds.
Encourage small-scale renewable energy
schemes like woodchip boilers and solar
panels, with planning policies and grant
funding.
Lake District
Limitations of an area
About The Location
The Lake District covers 2292 square
kilometres and 885 square miles.
It has a total of 14 lakes
Its also very mountainous, including 6 very
large ones with the highest peak at 3210
Feet.
Weather
Temperatures are cool in summer due to the
altitude ( every 1000 metre increase in
altitude, temps decrease by 6 degrees)
The Lake District is on the West coast, in
Winter, temps are mild due to the warming
effects of the North Atlantic Drift.
Weather
Rainfall is high throughout the year, due to
the mountains forcing the air up, causing
more rainfall as well as being located next to
the coast.
Increased cloud cover occurs due to the
mountains, this then reduces the amount
of sunshine hours.
The Soil
Soils are very thin and highly acidic. Due to
this they can only support limited vegetation.
Due to the high amounts of rainfall, leaching
occurs, taking out the nutrients from the soil.
The Soil
Due to the soils state, crops could not be
grown here. Forestry is the main form of
industry. Around 11% of the National Park is
made up of forestry.
This is because the trees can cope with poor
soils and can survive as they can sook up the
nutrients again which were lost from leeching.
Farming
Sheep farming is the main type of farming in
the Lake District due to it being such a steep
location.
Cattle could not get up and down the steep
slopes and could not cope with the altitude
up on the mountains.
Farming
Machinery could also not get up the steep
slopes to attend the soils, meaning that the
only suitable solution is sheep farming.
“Herdwick sheep” are the most common
type of sheep to be found in the Lake
District.
Farming
Dairy and arable farming is found on the valley floor and
fringes of the park. Soil is thicker here and of better
quality to support the cattle.
However, the soil becomes waterlogged here which means
crops are losed or cant be grown.
Due to the poorer quality of land, farmers need to farm a
larger area to make it viable or diversify their activities to
bring in additional income.
Loss Of Young Expertise
Due to low price salaries and expensive
housing, the Lake District is not appealing to
young people. The young brought up here
are moving away and the young from other
areas do not want to move here.
This means that the Lake District is loosing the
young generation, which are vital to carry out the
Work.
Unable to modernise
Modern communication like speedy internet
connections, cannot occur. The Lake District
cannot get broadband as no access can be
gained anywhere within the mountainous area.
This means that the young could not even work at
home and communicate work to the office or
attend video confrensing as they get no access.
Disasters
On 19th November 2009, flooding occurred the area.
314.44mm fell within 24 hours. 6 bridges collapsed and the
other 1800 had to be checked before they could be used
again. 1600 homes and businesses were completely
demolished.
Due to this natural disaster, tourism dropped as the place
so was so badly damaged. Local businesses went into
financial difficulties and others had to rebuild their business
from scratch.
What Caused The Disaster
The severe flooding occurred due to an
Atlantic weather front becoming almost
stationary over Northern Ireland, Cumbria
and South West Scotland. The rain was
intensified by the effect of the mountains
forcing the air up.
Atlantic Effects
All year round, there is high amounts of
rainfall due to prevailing westerly winds
across the Atlantic, pitching up huge
amounts of moisture. As the air hits the Lake
District hills, it is forced up to rise where it
cools and the moisture condenses to form
rain.
Honey Pot Sites
And related conflicts
Honey Pot Sites
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Honey pot sites are particularly popular visitor
attractions which bring tourists to the area in
large numbers. They are frequently used by
cities or countries to manage their tourism
industry. The use of honey pot sites can
protect fragile land from major cities while
satisfying tourists.
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One example of this is the construction of
local parks to prevent tourists from damaging
more valuable ecosystems further from their
main destination. Honey pots have added
benefit of concentrating a large number of
income-generating visitors in one place, thus
developing that area, and in turn making the
area more appealing to tourists.
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However, honey pot sites can also bring
about consequences such as overcrowding,
litter, crime and strain on facilities and
transport networks.
Bowness-on-Windermere
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The main honey pot site in the Lake District is
Bowness-on-Windermere, there are many conflicts
caused by tourism in this area:
The town can become congested with cars and
tourists, causing pollution and conflict with local
people.
Walkers can cause conflict with local farmers by
dropping litter and leaving gates open.
Conflicts (continued)
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Tourists can buy second homes in this area which
can push property prices up to the point where
locals cannot afford them.
If pathways are frequently used by the many tourists
in these areas they can be damaged.
Large numbers of visitors create air, noise, litter and
water pollution.
Farmland is used to build tourist facilities e.g.
campsites
Conflicts (continued)
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Conflicts between different recreational
activities e.g. motorbikes and cyclists on
minor roads. Also, conflicts caused by jet skis
and sailing on lochs