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Tourism CA Gcse Geography
Tourism CA Gcse Geography
Tourism CA Gcse Geography
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Introduction:
For our Geography controlled assessment we had to investigate if
tourism is creating conflict in Lyndhurst, a honeypot site (A honeypot
site is a particularly popular visitor attraction which attracts tourists in
large numbers). First of all, tourism means making a holiday involving an
overnight stay away from the normal place of residence or visiting a
certain place for a day. This is in contrast to recreation which involves
leisure activities lasting less than twenty-four hours. This holiday may be
based on the cultural, historic, and social attractions of an urban centre,
or on the appeal of a different environment. Urban tourism increases the
importance of the central place while tourism at the periphery can
provide the income for economic development. And Conflict can be
defined as a state of discord caused by the actual or perceived opposition
(disagreements) of needs, values and interests. The reason why we chose
Lyndhurst for our hypothesis is because; the village of Lyndhurst is a hub
of activity and receives a large number of visitors each year. It has wide
array of shops, eateries and accommodation which provide a lure for
tourists wanting to enjoy a typical slice of New Forest village life. However
the increasing pressures being placed on the village have had an impact
on the very thing people flock to see. I have chosen this question to
explore because I have been studying tourism as part of my GCSE course
and Lyndhurst, New Forest is quite near to me so it would be easily
accessible and appropriate for my investigation. Also it is an acceptable
example of a honeypot site so it will be easy to analyse.
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National Scale
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Regional Scale
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Hampshire
County
New
forest
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This is regional map and it is showing that New forest district is on the
south west part of Hampshire. And Lyndhurst is the new forest district
and it is the capital of new forest. From this map we can see 2 main roads
that go straight through new forest including the A31.
20km
Local scale
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From this map we can see that Lyndhurst town is quite densely populated
with lots of streets and buildings and also it has a population of 2973
inhabitants. The road A35 and A337 goes through the heart of Lyndhurst
which suggests that there would be a possibility of a lot of traffic coming
in and out. And A337 is used to go to one of the nearest towns-Limington.
METHODOLOGY
PRIMARY DATA
Primary data is first-hand data from us which we collected when we went
on our field trip. This type of data is relevant to our conflict investigation
as it is a reliable source of data that we have had to get for ourselves by
asking questions. This means that there are no things that could have
changed the data as we have heard the data for ourselves.
In order to gather this information, we were sent off in groups of four. This
was a good amount of people to carry out the tourism investigation as
larger groups could have scared off local people and could have had a bad
impact on our results. When we were collecting the data, such as the car
tax survey, we split up so that we were on our own. This allowed us to
collect more data that we would share later on with the rest of our group.
This way, we were able to get a better view of the impact of tourism in the
honeypot site. For our investigation, we were given a booklet. In this
booklet there was a map of Lyndhurst, indicating the key areas that we
would be investigating. There were also our surveys, including our
questionnaires, bi-polar survey, car tax survey and pedestrian and traffic
counts. Also, there was space for our field sketches. Having our surveys
and field sketches together meant that it was less likely for us to lose
sheets.
SECONDARY DATA
Secondary research uses information researched before by other people.
This type of research is useful to us investigating tourism in an area as we
can gather much more information and get a much wider view of the
impacts of tourism. We can take into account the opinions of other people
who we may not have spoken to which gives us a better idea of the
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1. http://www.thenewforest.co.uk/information/visitor-informationcentre.aspx
This site
shows all the
attractions and activities you can do in Lyndhurst. This website helps me
in my investigation as it demonstrated how local people are trying to
attract tourists. This is because the website gives information of how the
locals are giving tourists information on the honeypot site, therefore
showing me how tourism may be wanted by the local community. The
website supports my questionnaire because most people said that tourism
is beneficial and helpful and in the website it highlights the importance of
tourism for tourism.
2. http://www.newforestexplorersguide.co.uk/villages/lyndhurst.html
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80% of people had worked in the shops for less than one year.
2)
Has the area changed since you have been in the area?
40% answered that the area had got busier and that there was more
traffic
4)
60% of people said that it had as more people are visiting and bringing in
money while the remaining 40% said that there was too much traffic
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5)
Have you noticed any changes to the environment as a result of
tourism?
40% said that traffic is causing more pollution as more people are arriving
by cars and busses
6)
Have there been any changes to the price of property in the area?
50% said that they hadnt noticed while 50% said that the market had got
better so the prices increased
7)
Has the area changed since you have been in the area?
60% said that it has benefited the local businesses and also it created
some jobs. And 40% said it did not benefit because there is a lot of traffic.
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5)
Have you noticed any changes to the environment as a result of
tourism?
More than 80% people said that there is noise pollution and litter pollution
which is caused by tourism.
6)
Have there been any changes to the price of property in the area?
75% of people said that they did not know and the other few said it has
increased a bit.
7)
75% said they dont know and they did not notice any conflicts however
some people mentioned parking issues and competition between
businesses.
8)
80% said yes but they all said that other TNC businesses like Budgens
9)
Do you think that there is a wide enough range of shops and
facilities for locals and tourists?
100% said that there were not enough useful shops (food shops)
10) What do you think should be done to make tourism in Lyndhurst
more sustainable?
Make new road to get to other cities and places.
Business Analysis
The business surveys were taken to have further evidence supporting out
hypothesis. From these surveys we can see the local and large businesses
have different views on the impact that tourism is having on Lyndhurst.
The local businesses tended to notice that the area had changed
dramatically due to the fact that they had lived in the area for longer. This
meant that they had seen Lyndhurst grow over the many years, showing
that tourism is having a gradual impact on Lyndhurst. On the other hand,
large businesses such as Budgens and Lloyds bank hadnt noticed much of
a difference as they hadnt lived in the area for a long period of time. This
shows that large businesses are moving into the area over time possibly
due to the increase in tourism. And this could cause conflict because the
local business would get affected as more people would go the TNC
businesses rather than the local shops and this could make the local shops
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to run out of business and close down. Most of the people questioned on
the business questionnaires only lived there a year so the results are not
that reliable although they did say that Lyndhurst has changed. This
implies that some changes have occurred in the past year. 60% of people
said that the changes benefited the area as more tourists would come go
to the businesses. The other 40% said it had a negative and that it
brought too much traffic and that this causes pollution. We can see that
the views are sort of balanced between too perspectives and this could
cause conflict between the people because others might disagree of what
you said. More importantly 100% of people said that their businesses
benefited and in Business point of view, tourism has a positive impact and
they need more tourists. The local questionnaires also had the balance
between both sides, tourism is positive and negative. However most
people questioned said that they lived for more than a year and this
means that the results would be slightly more reliable. The results we got
from locals complemented the results we got from the business
questionnaires and they both gave evidence for conflict because some
people said that there is conflict in parking and this might be because of
the increasing amount of tourism in Lyndhurst. As there is slightly more
people who said the changes are beneficial rather than creating conflicts it
would act as evidence against the fact that tourism in honeypot sites like
Lyndhurst creates conflict. However you cant say there is no conflict
because 40% of the people said there is and that it was increasing
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Locals/tourists Analysis
From these surveys, we can see that tourists have the opinion that
tourism is only having a positive impact on Lyndhurst. This is because
they think that it is only binging in money to the area and do not see how
the area has changed as a result of tourism. Locals on the other hand see
more of a wider view of the impact of tourism as they have lived in the
area for longer and seen the area grow into a honeypot site. They can see
the positive impacts such as money being brought into the area but also
see the impacts that it is having on the historical town. They think that it
is not just having a positive impact on the area but negative impacts such
as traffic and large businesses taking over. Also they have noticed that a
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lot more tourists are in the area, meaning that Lyndhurst is becoming
more and more crowded. 40% of the locals we asked said that they lived
in Lyndhurst for more than 20 years and all the people we asked said that
tourism is important because it brings money to the economy and allow
businesses to run. The locals in Lyndhurst said that they usually do
shopping, walking around the area and wildlife watching in Lyndhurst. So
this a few activities you can do in Lyndhurst. The tourists we asked told us
that they usually walk around the place and do things do with wildlife. This
shows that the locals might see lots of people in the town who are
strangers just walking around and doing what they do. So this could cause
conflict because the area where they come to do something might be
overcrowded or noisy due to the amount of people there. The streets
might be packed with people and this means it is harder for locals to get
around and also the pedestrian count acts as an evidence for this. Both
tourists and locals we asked said that there might be conflict going on in
Lyndhurst like the town being overcrowded. In addition the locals said the
parking spaces are starting to get regularly full. So from the questionnaire
I found out that conflict is created in Lyndhurst due to the increasing
amount of tourism.
Bi-Polar survey
Location 1: Old antiques shop
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1
Traffic congestion
Air pollution
Amount of shops/ services
Leisure Facilities
Parking
Crime
-1
Green spaces
Public ameneties
-2
Litter
-3
-4
-5
Location 1 (Antique shop): It has only traffic congestion, litter and green
spaces which are below zero on the bi polar survey. This means that this
area would be quite busy and could cause conflict because of the traffic
issues and the litter may be present due to the increase of tourism in the
area as it is a honeypot site.
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Bi-Polar survey
5
4
3
2
Traffic congestion
litter
Air pollution
crime
green spaces
public amenities
leisure facilities
1
0
Bi- polar
ratings
-1
-2
parking
-3
-4
-5
Location 2: Staghouse
Location 2 (Stag house): Looking at the data you can tell that has it has a
very high rating on leisure facilities amount of shops however the green
space, parking and traffic congestion are quite low in rating. When it
comes to traffic and pedestrian count the stag house has one of the
highest amounts of traffic of the four places.
Bi-Polar survey
Location 3: Imperial Chinese
Bi- polar
ratings
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5
4
3
2
Traffic congestion
litter
air pollution
amount of shops/services
crime
green space
public amenities
leisure facilities
1
0
-1
-2
parking
-3
-4
-5
Bi- polar
ratings
Bi-Polar survey
Location 4: Ferrari Store
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Traffic congestion
litter
air pollution
amount of shops/serivces
6
Bi- polar
4
ratings
leisure facilities
parking
Crime
Green spaces
Public amenities
-2
-4
-6
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Traffic count
Pedestrian count
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Location 2
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Location 3
Location 4
In the four locations, we can see that there is a clear correlation between
the traffic count and the pedestrian count. In all four of the locations we
can see that the traffic number is considerably higher than the pedestrian
count. This suggests that the honeypot site is being used as a route
through the New Forest by travellers. This produces pollution as CO2 and
other harmful gasses are being released from the cars, motorbikes, Lorries
and busses. We can also see that location 3 is the highest traffic area as it
has the highest amount of pedestrians and traffic. Whereas, location 4 has
the lowest amount of traffic suggesting that it is not used as a main route
through Lyndhurst.
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CHOROPLETH
MAP
This choropleth map shows
the areas where there is the
most traffic and from the
choropleth map we can see
the both junctions entering
the high street are quite
busy. This might be due to
the number using the high
street to get to Cadnam
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This photo shows a TNC business next to a local business and we can see
that there can be conflicts between the two businesses for example whose
getting more customers and running the business better however they are
completely different types of shop. One is a super market and the other is
caf. People who want to go to a caf wont go into a super market. We
can also see that there are flats on top of the businesses and this could
prove how Lyndhurst is getting over crowded.
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Analysis:
From the sketch we can see two shops that are situated under
apartments. This shows us that locals have to live with shops aimed at
tourists underneath them. These shops are aimed at attracting tourists as
a restaurant and a gallery are things that tourists may want to visit when
they come to Lyndhurst. This is another way that we can see how tourism
is something that locals have to live with in their everyday lives, showing
how it could cause conflict occasionally. The photo shows us all of the
details as to how the shops present themselves to the public. Both
businesses present themselves in an appealing way that catches the eye
of tourists by using large signs and bright colours. The locals on the other
hand may want there to be more traditional, less tourist aimed shops,
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Analysis:
From the photograph we can see the expansive New Forest information
centre with an extensive car park in front. This reveals to us that
Lyndhurst is adjusting keeping in mind the end goal to draw in tourists.
These adaptions, for example, bigger car parks may cause clash between
the locals and tourists as car parks permit more individuals into the town,
thusly conceivably bringing on over population. The locals may feel that
their town is, no doubt progressively populated by visitors, along these
lines, losing their customary town that they have known for quite some
time. They would be seeing a great deal of outsiders all over until it gets
to a moment that they are utilized to it. Additionally the way that an
information centre has been made, could give locals the feeling that the
town needs visitors excessively come into the zone and discover all the
more about the town. This could again cause conflict as an information
centre implies that sightseers are moving into the region as they are
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Analysis:
From this photograph, we can see that there are two local businesses
situated side by side. This suggests that these businesses are competing
to attract the most amounts of people to their shops. This can cause
conflict in the honeypot site as there may be tension between the two
shops as they have to try and make their shop better and more appealing
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Conclusion:
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