Case Study - Lake District: Management
Geography: KS3, topic 10.1.14
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:
Coping with footpath erosion
- The most eroded paths at Catbells and Helvellyn are covered with new earth and the surrounding area can be reseeded.
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.
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.
Coping with pollution from water sports
- Zoning schemes forbid some water sports from specific areas of lakes.
- Lake Windermere has a speed limit.
Test yourself on Case Study - Lake District: Management
How do Controlled Parking Zones in Ambleside help ease the pressure on parking spaces in the Lake District?
What type of scheme helps Lake Windermere in the Lake District cope with damage caused by water sports?
How has Ambleside in the Lake District coped with demand for parking spaces?