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Activity 12.7
Working with a partner, research and examine the
strategies being used by two tourist destinations
- one in the UK and one in a developing country -
to maximise tourism's positive impacts. Assess the
effectiveness of the strategies used in one of your
selected destinations. Present your fi ndings as case
study information sheets.
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN THE CITY OF YORK
York City Council has implemented a series of
measures to manage traffi c fl ows and encourage
sustainable transport in this popular tourist city,
including:
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The introduction of high frequency bus services
on 10 radial routes through the city centre
designed specifi cally to promote a shift away
from car use;
This activity is designed to provide evidence for
P3 and M2.
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A supporting network of conventional, local bus
services;
Strategies to minimise tourism's
negative impacts
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Bus priority measures to guarantee bus journey
times to the heart of the city;
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The development of park-and-ride sites as
Techniques for minimising the negative impacts
of tourism development are many and varied, and
include:
transport interchanges for all forms of travel to
and from the city centre;
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Acceleration of the existing cycling and
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Visitor and traffi c management;
pedestrian safety schemes.
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Planning controls;
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Environmental impact assessments;
Weblink
Check out this website for more
information on traffi c and visitor
management in York.
www.york.gov.uk
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Sustainable tourism policies.
Visitor and trai c management
The pressures on many of our most beautiful landscapes
and historic cities from the growth in visitor numbers,
has led to a range of measures to control the impact
of people and their cars on the environment. Initiatives
in rural areas try to encourage visitors to leave their
cars at home and use public transport instead, for
example in the Peak District National Park. Some of the
busiest roads in the National Parks are closed to traffi c
altogether at peak times, encouraging walkers and
cyclists to explore areas free from noise and pollution.
Historic cities such as Canterbury, Cambridge and York
have developed integrated transport policies aimed
at reducing cars in the city centres and encouraging
cycling and the use of public transport, including park-
and-ride schemes.
Planning controls
Planners are responsible for making sure that any
tourism development is acceptable to local people
and respectful of the local environment. In the UK,
local authorities have the power to refuse planning
permission for tourism developments if they do not
meet certain criteria, for example their impact on the
landscape, scale and location. Planners are called
upon to make judgements about a wide variety of
developments in tourism, for example:
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The building of a hotel or holiday complex;
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Signposting of hotels and tourist facilities;
