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Chamonix
- North-west of Alps
- 15km from Swiss/Italian border
- Centre for tourism - 250 years
- Tourist spend money = increasing economy
- Before - lower slopes used for farming
- hotels/restaurants/resort shops
- Extra income (tax) - local people
- public transport/health care
- public transport/health care
- Before - lower slopes used for farming
- High demand for services in Summer
without snow
- walkers/sight seers
- walkers/sight seers
- Employment - young residents = don't need to
migrate to urban areas after education
- engineers - needed to ensure equipment
like ski-lifts work
- engineers - needed to ensure equipment
like ski-lifts work
- Tourist-oriented shops = too expensive for residents
- expensive houses - some second homes for wealthy visitors
- expensive houses - some second homes for wealthy visitors
- Decline in local crafts/skills
- Large amounts of water/energy to keep Alpine
resorts running/artificial snow
- millions of gallons of water = maintain icy
surface for Olympic Bobsleigh run in La
Plagne
- millions of gallons of water = maintain icy
surface for Olympic Bobsleigh run in La
Plagne
- Cleared forests for tourist
accomodation/ski slope = soil
erosion/changes in water cycle
- Vegetation damaged by skiing = scars of
bare earth in summer = ruins landscape
for tourists
- Eroded mountain footpaths from
walking/mountain biking
- Eroded mountain footpaths from
walking/mountain biking
- Building of access
roads/infrastructure destroys
Alpine vegetation
- Pollution from vehicles trapped in Alpine
valleys affecting villages/damaging trees
- Pollution from vehicles trapped in Alpine
valleys affecting villages/damaging trees
- Noise/Congestion -
jammed narrow
roads
- Conflicts between tourists/
residents
- dropping litter harms their animals
- dropping litter harms their animals
- Managing Tourism
- Belle Plagne
- New buildings = natural materials e.g. wood
- Traditional styles = attract visitors
- Traditional styles = attract visitors
- Underground parking = traffic-free -- ski to door
- Located above tree-line =
no need to cut trees for ski runs
Annotations:
- Tree-line = height at which most trees grow
- Avalanche fences = protect
lives/buildings
- La Plagne =
part of
Vanoise
National Park
- promotes
conservation
- New buildings = natural materials e.g. wood
- Free public transport
- Espace-Mont-Blanc – joint project
between France, Italy, Switzerland
- Local farming encouraged
- Education about glacier & environment
- Belle Plagne
- Tourist spend money = increasing economy
- Pistes - flattened snow
- dangerous
- dangerous
- Montenvers railway - takes visitors to Mer de Glace
- Population = 10 000
- Summer = 100 000
- rock climbing
- rafting
- bike tracks
- rock climbing
- Winter = 60 000
- Summer = 100 000
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