Case Study ; Lake District Land Conflicts Flashcards
What is the Problems with Traffic Congestion in the Lake District ?
- Delays local traffic including emergency services
- Air pollution from vehicle exhaust
- Noise pollution from Engines
- Visual pollution due to volume of traffic
What is the Causes of Traffic congestion
The majority of Visitors travel to the Lake District National Park by car and the majority also use cars within the LDNP
The LDNP’s narrow winding roads struggle to cope with the huge volue of vehicles especially during peak times such as school holidays
What are the solutions to Traffic Congestion
Encouraging the hiring of electric cars so people travel in a more sustainable way e.g. Renault Twizzy
Park and explore is the Lake district equivalent of park and ride
Bike buses/boats are specially adapted buses to carry more bikes this means that cyclists are not on the roads blocking cars and it encourages more people to cycle.
How effective are the solutions to Traffic Congestion.
Electric car hire is effective in reducing air and noise pollution
Bike bus promotes cycling and keeps cyclists off busy roads between honey pot towns. - Bowness-on-Windermere
People still prefer the convenience of travelling by car.
What are the problems associated with footpath erosion
- Scars the Landscape
- Damages Vegetation and Soil
- Paths can become unsafe for use
What are the Causes of footpath erosion
- The sheer volume of walkers, walking is the most popular visitor activity in the LDNP
- Walkers not sticking to the path widens the footpath
What are the Solutions to FootPath erosion
- Repair or rebuild paths using locally sourced, hard wearing materials ( e.g. Fix the Fells)
- Put up signs to encourage walkers to stick to paths/routes and avoid taking shortcuts.
What is the effectiveness of the solutions to footpath erosion
- Only effective to a certain extent as walkers will wish to walk their own routes
What is the problem caused by Inflated House prices
- Very difficult for local people to afford to buy houses in the area
What are the causes of Inflated House prices
- “4% of all houses in the LDNP are second homes or holiday homes
What are the Solutions to Inflated House prices
- Put clauses in place to ensure only locals are able to buy newly built houses e.g. You would need to prove that you have lived in the area for 3 years, you are already employed in the area or that you are moving to the area for work.
How effective are the solutions to Inflated house prices
Effective as clauses remain in place if the house is sold again at a later date it can still only be sold to a local resident
- Ineffective as any new restrictions on buyers the NPA put in place will only apply to newly built properties, 87% of homes in the LDNP have no buying restrictions on them.
What are the problems caused by Lack of services for Local people
- Second and Holiday homes can account for over half of all homes in some villages in the Lake District
- This can make it almost impossible for local services to survive and for a sense of community to exist in such places, Leads to rural depopulation.
What are the causes of lack of services for local people
- Holiday homes lie empty for much of the year, typically only used for 2-3 weeks
What are the problems caused by dog walkers
- Walkers with dogs off leads can be a problem for livestock farmers. Dogs can distress sheep during lambing season in particular which can lead to a loss of income for farmers.
