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Population policies and the Butler tourism model
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- 1—democratic transition model
- 2The National Trust and other conservation groups have undertaken footpath maintenance. Some paths have been rebuilt or access restricted to reduce the effects on paths and vegetation. Public transport has been improved and subsidised, for example the Langdale Rambler bus service. Visitors are encouraged to use the buses instead of bringing their cars into the national park. Restricted parking zones have been set up in some villages, for example in Elterwater. The car park on the edge of the village has been expanded and parking on grass verges and near houses has been restricted.Raising awareness of conservation issues for visitors with posters and leaflets at tourist information and visitor centres.
A 10mph speed limit was introduced on Windermere in March 2005. The lake had become congested with powerboats and water skiers and noise from the speedboats was spoiling the lake for other users such as swimmers and canoeists. There was also concern that the wake from powerboats has caused shore erosion and that boats had contributed to pollution and the disappearance of reed beds in th - 3The one-child policy, established in 1979, meant that each couple was allowed just one child. Benefits included increased access to education for all, plus childcare and healthcare offered to families that followed this rule..Problems with enforcing the policy:
Those who had more than one child didn't receive these benefits and were fined.
The policy was keenly resisted in rural areas, where it was traditional to have large families.
In urban areas, the policy has been enforced strictly but remote rural areas have been harder to control.
Many people claim that some women, who became pregnant after they had already had a child, were forced to have an abortion and many women were forcibly The one-child policy, established in 1979, meant that each couple was allowed just one child. Benefits included increased access to education for all, plus childcare and healthcare offered to families that followed this rule. - 4France was a country with concerns that professional women were choosing not to have children. The government were worried that the population was not going to replace itself over time. The policies that were put in place to encourage three-children families were: a cash incentive of £675 monthly (nearly the minimum wage) for a mother to stay off work for one year following the birth of her third child.the 'carte famille nombreuse' (large family card), giving large reductions on train fares
income tax based on the more children the less tax to pay
three years paid parental leave, which can be used by mothers or fathers
government subsidised daycare for children under the age of three, and full time school places for over threes paid for by the government - 5Exploration - a small number of tourists visit the area. The area is unspoilt and few tourist facilities exist. Involvement - local people start to provide some facilities for tourists. There starts to become a recognised tourist season. Development - the host country starts to develop and advertise the area. The area becomes recognised as a tourist destination. Consolidation - the area continues to attract tourists. The growth in tourist numbers may not be a fast as before. Some tensions develop between the host and the tourists.Stagnation - the facilities for the tourists may decline as they become old and run down. The numbers of tourists may decline too.
Rejuvenation - investment and modernisation may occur which leads to improvements and visitor numbers may increase again.
Decline - if the resort is not rejuvenated (stage 6) then it will go into decline. People lose their jobs related to tourism. The image of the area suffers.
- 6Push factors are the reasons why people leave an area. They include: lack of services lack of safety high crime crop failure drought flooding poverty warPull factors are the reasons why people move to a particular area. They include:
higher employment
more wealth
better services
good climate
safer, less crime
political stability
more fertile land
lower risk from natural hazards
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