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Tourism management in rural areas

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. Carrying Capacity.

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Tourism management in rural areas

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  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”

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  4. Over to you… • Tourism management in rural areasExamine 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

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