IB Geography - Tourism management in rural areas
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The document discusses tourism management strategies in rural areas to maximize visitor capacity while minimizing conflicts and environmental damage. It examines the concept of carrying capacity, defined as the maximum number of visitors an area can support without negative impacts. Strategies discussed include those designed to maximize capacity and minimize conflicts between local residents and visitors in the Peak District National Park in the UK in order to promote sustainable tourism development.
IB Geography - Tourism management in rural areas
- 1. Tourism management in rural areas Examine the concept of carrying capacities in a rural tourist area. Discuss strategies designed to maximize capacity and minimize conflicts between local residents and visitors and avoid environmental damage
- 2. Carrying Capacity Tourism Carrying Capacity" is defined by the World Tourism Organisation as “The maximum number of people that may visit a tourist destination at the same time , without causing destruction of the physical, economic, socio-cultural environment and an unacceptable decrease in the quality of visitors' satisfaction”
- 11. Over to you… Tourism management in rural areas Examine the concept of carrying capacities in the Peak District National Park - UK. Discuss strategies designed to maximize capacity and minimize conflicts between local residents and visitors and avoid environmental damage. Use the A3 crib sheet to build up the case study. http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/index/learning-about/factsheets.htm