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Case Study - Lake District: Management

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Coping With Tourism Impacts in the Lake District

Below are some strategies being used to help cope with the impacts of tourists in Lake District National Park in Cumbria:

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Coping with footpath erosion

  • The most eroded paths at Catbells and Helvellyn are covered with new earth and the surrounding area can be reseeded.
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Coping with traffic

  • In Ambleside, there are Controlled Parking Zones in the centre that only allow 1 hour of parking.
  • In 2018 and 2019, there was controversy around 4x4 vehicles being allowed to cross green land carrying tourists.
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Coping with high property prices

  • The ratio of average income to house prices in the Lake District is 9.5:1.
  • 17.7% of houses in the Lake District are holiday homes up from 16% in 2013.
  • Housing Associations like the South Lakes Housing Association try to support affordable housing.
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Coping with pollution from water sports

  • Zoning schemes forbid some water sports from specific areas of lakes.
  • Lake Windermere has a speed limit.

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