Impacts of Tourism in Swanage
Tourism has the potential to create impacts on the environment and
communities that it relies on to accommodate visitors. Its impacts are
mitigated by the long history of tourism activity. Communities have
become used to tourism activity, and management measures to limit some
areas of environmental damage have been implemented. Nevertheless,
some impacts are far ranging, and they are set out below:
* Inappropriate Development
An increase in visitors can lead to pressure for new developments to
serve and capitilise on their needs, eg. Caravan parks, visitor
centres, cafes, signs, car parks, and additional accommodation.
Problems can arise if these facilities are out of keeping with the
setting or when local residents feel they are an unnecessary addition
to the area.
* Overcrowding
Overcrowding can occur when the number of people at a particular site
or location exceeds the capacity of the place to handle them. This is
generally a seasonal problem.
* Wear and Tear
Visitors can cause physical damage to the coastal area without
realising it. Much of the damage is unintentional, such as at Lulworth
where the path between the Cove and Durdle Door is eroding due to the
volume of visitors using it through the summer months. In this case
the Weld Estate, Countryside Commission and Purbeck District Council
have joined together to pay for the path to be resurfaced, in order to
prevent further erosion. Elsewhere it is not always clear who should
shoulder the burden of repair and maintenance costs.
* Transport
Tourism is a major generator of traffic within Dorset. Whilst the
conurbation can be reached by public transport, elsewhere the main
form of travel is by car which is likely to continue for the
foreseeable future. Almost 80% of visitors use their cars to travel to
destinations once they reach the county.
* Traffic Congestion
In the peak summer months, congestion in the county can be a major
problem. Roads such as the A351 through Corfe Castle to Swanage and
With further development of modern buildings, Castleton may evolve into a town or even one of the most visited tourist spots in the UK. The village already has the potential to be evolved further; it merely needs to become more popular. If the village is evolved, larger caravan and camping sites could be built to increase the number of tourists. In addition, more residential buildings could be built so that there would be more residents to run the local businesses. If these succeed, a secondary school could be constructed so that locals will not have to travel as far to get their education. Also, developing the area would increase the wealth of the land. The village could also be made more accessible by building wider roads for transport. By developing Castleton, a large fortune could be made from all of the natural resources and historical value of the village and surrounding
I also have to take into account the transport routes to the town, and how these might affect the number of visitors from each region. Betws-y-Coed is one of the smaller towns in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, with a population of approximately 615 people. Located on the upper end of the Conway valley where the Afon Llugwy joins the Afon Conway, the village is cut in half by the important A5 road which is one of the transcontinental routes from Ireland to the European mainland. The development of the A5 means that Betws-y-Coed is simply accessed from the Midlands and Southern England, examples being Birmingham and Stoke-On-Trent. The town today attracts tourists to the area throughout the year with the greatest number of people visiting in the summer months.
... This example shows how there are two sides to the story and this can
There has been intense controversy in regards to Hawai’i and Charleston, South Carolina’s strong dependence on tourism as a means to help stimulate their economies. On an economic standpoint, there has been substantial support in regards to the benefits tourism has had in helping to sustain economic revenue in both areas (Blair, 2010; Frampton, 2010; Smith, 2010). Environmentalists, however, are becoming concerned about the posed environmental effects caused by the increase in tourism to Hawai‘i, while those of whom call Charleston home feel as if they are being plagued by an overrun of tourists to the area (Bly, 2010; Conrow, 21). In this proposed paper, I will explore the economic advantages and the environmental concerns associated with tourism in Hawai’i and Charleston, South Carolina.
own set of problems. Moreover, being in a subtropical climate, visitors are inevitably going to
by Gordon Waitt. University of Wollongong, Australia. Tourism management Articles Vol. 17 No. 2. Pg.
The Management of Tourism at Hengistbury Head Introduction = == == == ==
Paradise, a place where you feel right at home. To many Australians, their paradise is in the water; whether that be snorkelling, swimming, surfing, diving, boating; the list goes on. ( refer to image five) The Great Barrier Reef is the heart of all these activities; if you want to live and breath your passion what better place to go than there. Over the years the Great Barrier Reef has been home to a wide variety of people; locals, celebrities, tourists, big corporation business men and families; however this reef is slowly fading; slowly becoming extinct. This report analysis’s the positive and negative impacts that tourism has on our environment, economy and what is does to Australia socially. The results will astound you; Tourism poses as one of the greatest global footprints on the reef. It has to potential to either make or break this natural wonder.
Llandudno Fieldwork The study area in question is the town of Llandudno located in the North East of Wales on the date of 15th July 2004. Llandudno is a growing tourist hotspot and is a popular destination for tourists from the north west of English, although long distance travellers alike enjoy the lush scenery and the vast verity of attractions this beautiful town has to offer. Map A: Map A shows the location of Llandudno, and as you can well see from the map it is highly accessible from many of the main cities across the U.K such as the M56 from Manchester and Liverpool link onto the A road, A55 that leads almost right into the centre of Llandudno. Also it is highly accessible from other methods of transport such as via train, as a train station leads right into the heart of Llandudno, and many tourists travelling from further a field may well choose this method of transport. The aim of this coursework is to find 'Does tourism benefit the economy, locals, and environment?
The Impact of Tourism in the Last 30 Years on Urban Areas in the MEDW
We talked about the first type which is the economic effect on the local community and the second type that is the social effect on the host community. In this part of our essay we will represent the last kind of effect on the local community by tourism. It is the environment effect on the local community. Tourism has positive and negative aspects in term of its impact on the host community. First point, tourism can help to protect the environment through reinvest some of profits, that generated by tourism, to the preservation of local environment and make it popular destination for holidays. However, it can cause pollution and damage in the environment through overuse of natural resources, such as water supply, beaches and coral reef. It also account for increased pollution through traffic emissions and littering. Additionally, tourist accommodations in general dump waste and sewage into seas and rivers. Second point, it might reduce some problems such as over-fishing by creating another source of employment. According to Tourism Concern, tourism account for more than eight per cent of jobs in the world wide and there are approximately two hundred million people work in the tourism sector on all sides of the world. (Tourism Concern, 2004). As a result a lot of people will abandon works in fishing and deforestations and tend to works in tourism industrialization. On the adverse side, it can harm the environment through polish off grass cover, harmful to wildlife and forests and grave local habitats. (BBC,
An important dimension of the tourist experience is memory, that tourism practices are the resources of experience, which are accessibled only in the form of representations through memory. Another definition of memory is filtering mechanism which make a link between the experience, emotional, and perceptual outcomes or a tourist event . (Carù,a & Cova,b, 2016; Pine & Gilmore, 1999)
The uncontrolled tourism increase is threatening many natural areas around the world.with the uncontrollable levels of tourism this can put great deal of pressure on an area, andthis could end up leading to negative environmental impacts on the air and the water quality, thevegetation,the soil.the wild life and the possible job opportunities.
It is a well-noted fact that tourists from the developed world, or rich western nations, are in favour of visiting unspoilt natural environments and places steeped in tradition. However, Lea (1988) regards such attractions as being a sign of underdevelopment and rarely tolerated by the host nations just because they meet with foreign approval of visitors. Instead, it is the priority of the respective governments to raise living standards to acceptable levels, which means modernisation and the implementation of various infrastructures. Nevertheless, if administered effectively mass tourism could provide a form of sustainable development by meeting the needs of the present without compromising those of the future.