Tourism and sustainability

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Why tourism has grown

Tourism is travel for leisure, business or visiting friends, staying away from home for at least one night.
Rising incomes and paid holidays give people more money and time to travel.
Cheaper flights, especially budget airlines, and faster transport make distant places accessible.
The internet makes it easy to research and book trips; social media advertises destinations.
People live longer and many retired people travel.

Types of tourism

Mass tourism: large numbers of people visiting the same places, often on package holidays to beach resorts.
Ecotourism: small-scale, nature-based tourism that protects the environment and benefits local people.
Adventure tourism: activities such as trekking, climbing and diving.
Cultural and heritage tourism: visiting historic sites, festivals and museums; city breaks are short urban trips.

Positive impacts of tourism

Economic: jobs in hotels, restaurants, transport and guiding; income from taxes; money to spend on infrastructure.
The multiplier effect: money spent by tourists passes on to local suppliers and workers, who spend it too.
Social: new facilities such as roads and airports that local people can also use; pride in local culture.
Environmental: entrance fees can pay for conservation of wildlife and landscapes.

Negative impacts of tourism

Economic: many jobs are seasonal and low-paid; leakage happens when profits go to foreign-owned hotels and tour companies.
Social: house prices rise when outsiders buy second homes; local culture can be changed or commercialised; crowding.
Environmental: litter, water and air pollution, footpath erosion, damage to coral reefs, and carbon emissions from flights.

The Butler model

Butler's tourist area life cycle shows how a resort changes over time.
Stages: exploration (few visitors) → involvement (locals provide facilities) → development (rapid growth, outside investment) → consolidation (growth slows) → stagnation (peak visitors, resort looks tired).
After stagnation a resort may decline or be rejuvenated with new attractions.
Many UK seaside resorts declined when cheap package holidays abroad became popular, and some have been regenerated.

Case study: the Lake District National Park

The Lake District in Cumbria became one of the UK's first national parks in 1951 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017.
It attracts millions of visitors a year for walking, lakes, mountains and literary heritage such as Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.
Honeypot sites such as Windermere and Keswick get very crowded.
Problems: traffic congestion on narrow roads, footpath erosion, litter, and second homes pushing up house prices for local people.
Management: repairing and stone-pitching footpaths, park-and-ride and bus services, and encouraging visits outside the peak season.

Sustainable tourism and fragile environments

Sustainable tourism meets visitors' needs while protecting the environment and benefiting local people now and in the future.
The Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) are fragile: rules include visitor fees, licensed guides, set trails and limits on numbers to protect unique wildlife.
Ecotourism in countries such as Costa Rica uses small lodges, local guides and conservation fees.
Tourists can help by staying longer, using local businesses, respecting wildlife and culture, and flying less.

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1.Which of these has helped tourism grow?
Easy
- ACheaper flights from budget airlines
- BFewer paid holidays
- CFalling incomes
- DSlower transport
2.How has the internet helped tourism grow?
Easy
- AIt has made flights more expensive
- BIt stops people travelling
- CIt removes the need for hotels
- DPeople can research and book trips easily
3.What is mass tourism?
Easy
- ABusiness trips only
- BTourism in space
- CLarge numbers of people visiting the same places, often on package holidays
- DSmall groups visiting remote nature reserves
4.What is ecotourism?
Easy
- AVisiting theme parks
- BSmall-scale nature-based tourism that protects the environment and benefits local people
- CAny holiday by aeroplane
- DPackage holidays to beach resorts
5.Trekking in the Himalayas is an example of which type of tourism?
Easy
- AAdventure tourism
- BMass tourism
- CA city break
- DBusiness tourism
6.What is the multiplier effect in tourism?
Medium
- AThe number of tourists doubling each year
- BHotels charging more in summer
- CTourists visiting several countries in one trip
- DMoney spent by tourists passes on to local suppliers and workers, who spend it too
7.What is leakage in tourism?
Medium
- ATourists leaving a resort early
- BOil spills from cruise ships
- CWhen profits go to foreign-owned companies instead of the local economy
- DWater leaking from hotel pools
8.Why are many tourism jobs described as seasonal?
Medium
- AThey last for many years
- BThey are only available at the busiest times of year
- CThey are only done in winter
- DThey are very well paid

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9.How can second homes in tourist areas affect local people?
Medium
- AHouse prices rise, so local people cannot afford to buy
- BHouses become cheaper for locals
- CMore schools open
- DVillage shops get busier all year
10.Which of these is an environmental impact of tourism?
Easy
- ANew jobs in hotels
- BHigher house prices
- CTax income for the government
- DFootpath erosion
11.What does the Butler model show?
Medium
- AHow a city is organised into zones
- BHow population changes as a country develops
- CHow a tourist resort changes over time
- DHow rivers change downstream
12.In the Butler model, what is the first stage?
Medium
- ARejuvenation
- BExploration
- CDevelopment
- DStagnation
13.In the Butler model, which stage has rapid growth and outside investment?
Medium
- ADevelopment
- BExploration
- CStagnation
- DDecline
14.After the stagnation stage of the Butler model, what are the two possible outcomes?
Medium
- AExploration or involvement
- BDevelopment or consolidation
- CGrowth or exploration
- DDecline or rejuvenation
15.Why did many UK seaside resorts decline from the 1970s onwards?
Medium
- ARailways were built to them
- BThey became national parks
- CCheap package holidays abroad became popular
- DThe sea froze
16.In which county is the Lake District National Park?
Easy
- ANorfolk
- BCumbria
- CCornwall
- DKent
17.In which year did the Lake District become one of the UK's first national parks?
Medium
- A1951
- B1901
- C1985
- D2017
18.What is a honeypot site?
Easy
- AA farm that produces honey
- BA quiet area with few visitors
- CA protected area closed to tourists
- DA popular place that attracts large numbers of visitors
19.Which is a way the Lake District reduces traffic congestion?
Medium
- AClosing all car parks
- BBanning walkers
- CPark-and-ride and bus services
- DBuilding a motorway through the park
20.How are eroded footpaths in the Lake District repaired?
Medium
- ABy planting trees on them
- BBy stone-pitching and resurfacing them
- CBy covering them in tarmac
- DBy closing the whole park
21.To which country do the Galápagos Islands belong?
Medium
- AEcuador
- BPeru
- CMexico
- DChile
22.Why are the Galápagos Islands described as a fragile environment?
Medium
- AThey have no wildlife
- BThey are covered in cities
- CThey are frozen all year
- DTheir unique wildlife is easily damaged by people and introduced species
23.What is sustainable tourism?
Medium
- ATourism by aeroplane only
- BTourism that avoids all contact with local people
- CTourism that protects the environment and benefits local people now and in the future
- DTourism that grows as fast as possible
24.
The table shows visitor numbers to a resort.
Year Visitors
1960 2 000
1975 40 000
1990 300 000
2005 310 000
2020 150 000
Which Butler stage best describes 2020?
Medium
- AInvolvement
- BDecline
- CExploration
- DDevelopment
25.Using the same table (2 000 in 1960, 40 000 in 1975, 300 000 in 1990, 310 000 in 2005, 150 000 in 2020), between which dates did the resort grow fastest?
Hard
- A1975 to 1990
- B1960 to 1975
- C1990 to 2005
- D2005 to 2020
26.Which of these are reasons for the growth of tourism? (select all that apply)
Easy
- ARising incomes
- BPaid holidays
- CCheaper air travel
- DLonger working hours with no holidays
- EFewer airports
27.Which of these are positive economic impacts of tourism? (select all that apply)
Medium
- AThe multiplier effect
- BTax income for local services
- CLeakage of profits abroad
- DSeasonal unemployment
- EJobs in hotels and restaurants
28.Which of these are problems caused by tourism in the Lake District? (select all that apply)
Medium
- ASecond homes raising house prices
- BToo few visitors
- CA shortage of lakes
- DTraffic congestion
- EFootpath erosion
29.Which of these rules help protect the Galápagos Islands? (select all that apply)
Medium
- ATourists can feed the wildlife
- BVisitors can take plants home
- CVisitors must use licensed guides
- DVisitors must stay on marked trails
- EVisitor numbers are limited
30.Ecotourism aims to protect the environment and benefit local people.
Easy
True or false?
31.All tourism jobs are well paid and last all year round.
Easy
True or false?
32.Flights to tourist destinations add to carbon emissions.
Easy
True or false?
33.In the Butler model, a resort must always decline after stagnation.
Medium
True or false?
34.The Lake District became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017.
Medium
True or false?
35.Entrance fees from tourists can pay for conservation.
Medium
True or false?
36.Match each type of tourism to an example.
Easy
- Mass tourism
- Ecotourism
- Adventure tourism
- City break
- A package holiday to a busy beach resort
- Staying in a small rainforest lodge run by local people
- White-water rafting
- A weekend in Paris
37.Match each impact of tourism to its type.
Medium
- New jobs
- Footpath erosion
- Local culture becomes commercialised
- Leakage of profits
- Economic (positive)
- Environmental
- Social
- Economic (negative)
38.Match each Lake District problem to a solution.
Medium
- Traffic congestion
- Footpath erosion
- Crowds in summer
- Park-and-ride and buses
- Stone-pitching paths
- Encouraging off-season visits
39.Put the stages of the Butler model in order.
Medium
- Development
- Exploration
- Stagnation
- Involvement
- Consolidation
40.Put these steps of the tourism multiplier effect in order.
Medium
- The restaurant buys more food from local farmers
- A tourist eats at a local restaurant
- The farmers spend their extra income in local shops
41.Complete the sentence.
Easy
A popular place that attracts large numbers of visitors is called a ____ site.
42.Complete the sentence.
Medium
When profits from tourism go to foreign-owned companies, this is called ____.
43.Name the island group in Ecuador famous for unique wildlife and strict visitor rules.
Medium
44.Name the geographer whose model describes the life cycle of a tourist resort.
Medium
45.Explain two reasons why tourism has grown since the 1950s.
Medium
46.Describe how tourism is managed in a UK national park you have studied.
Hard
47.Evaluate whether ecotourism is the best way to protect fragile environments.
Hard

Apuntes de repaso

## Growth of tourism - Higher incomes, **paid holidays**, **budget airlines**, the internet, longer lives. ## Types - **Mass tourism**, **ecotourism**, adventure, cultural/heritage, city breaks. ## Impacts - **Economic**: jobs, taxes, **multiplier effect** — but seasonal, low pay, **leakage**. - **Social**: new facilities, pride — but **second homes**, crowding, commercialised culture. - **Environmental**: conservation funding — but litter, pollution, **footpath erosion**, reef damage, flight emissions. ## Butler model - Exploration → involvement → development → consolidation → stagnation → **decline** or **rejuvenation**. UK seaside resorts declined with cheap package holidays. ## Lake District (Cumbria) - National park 1951, World Heritage 2017; **honeypots** Windermere, Keswick. - Problems: congestion, erosion, second homes. Management: stone-pitched paths, park-and-ride, buses, off-season visits. ## Fragile environments - **Sustainable tourism** protects environment and local people. - **Galápagos** (Ecuador): fees, licensed guides, trails, limits. Ecotourism in Costa Rica.

Mass tourism: Large numbers of people visiting the same popular places.
Ecotourism: Small-scale, nature-based tourism that protects the environment and benefits local people.
Multiplier effect: Tourist spending passing through the local economy as further rounds of spending.
Leakage: Tourism profits going to foreign-owned companies instead of the local economy.
Honeypot site: A popular place that attracts large numbers of visitors.
Butler model: The tourist area life cycle showing how a resort changes over time.
Rejuvenation: Reviving a declining resort with new attractions or investment.
Footpath erosion: The wearing away of paths by heavy use.
Sustainable tourism: Tourism that protects the environment and benefits local people now and in the future.
Fragile environment: An environment easily damaged and slow to recover.

Tarjetas

Give three reasons tourism has grown.

Any three of: higher incomes, paid holidays, budget airlines, the internet, longer lives.

What is mass tourism?

Large numbers of people visiting the same popular places, often on package holidays.

What is ecotourism?

Small-scale nature-based tourism that protects the environment and benefits local people.

What is the multiplier effect?

Tourist spending passes on to local suppliers and workers, who spend it too.

What is leakage?

Tourism profits going to foreign-owned companies rather than the local economy.

Give two environmental impacts of tourism.

Any two of: litter, pollution, footpath erosion, reef damage, flight emissions.

List the Butler model stages.

Exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, stagnation, then decline or rejuvenation.

Why did many UK seaside resorts decline?

Cheap package holidays abroad drew visitors away.

Lake District: county and key dates?

Cumbria; national park 1951; World Heritage Site 2017.

What is a honeypot site?

A popular place that attracts large numbers of visitors, like Windermere.

Give two Lake District management strategies.

Any two of: stone-pitching footpaths, park-and-ride, bus services, off-season visits.

How are the Galápagos Islands protected?

Visitor fees, licensed guides, marked trails and limits on visitor numbers.

Define sustainable tourism.

Tourism that protects the environment and benefits local people now and in the future.

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Year	Visitors
1960	2 000
1975	40 000
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