Lake district case study

• Negative impacts of tourism in the LD?

  • Landscapes being damaged
  • Footpath erosion
  • tourists developments causing visual pollution
  • overcrowding
  • Congestion
• Solutions to impacts of tourism:

  • limit size of vehicles that are allowed
  • put limits on the amount of people allowed in an area at one time
  • Protect certain areas
  • allocate certain areas for tourists
• causes of traffic congestion:

  • 90% tourists use car
  • tourists park basly
• Impact of traffic congestion:

  • locals complain about air and noise pollution
  • climate change