Extreme Environments are Susceptible to environmental damage from the development of tourism R/L

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Extreme Environments are Susceptible to
environmental damage from the development of
tourism R/L
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What is extreme tourism?

• http//blog.easytobook.com/cool-stuff/extreme-tour
  ist-attractions-2/

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Extreme environments for tourism are

• Locations which are particularly difficult
  environments. Where the development of tourism
  has only recently occurred due to a niche market
  demand for somewhere different with physical
  challenges.
• Give some examples of Extreme environments.

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What you need to know

• The attractions of extreme environments for
  tourism.
• The increased demand for adventure holidays.
• The impact of tourism on an extreme environment.
• A CASE STUDY of one extreme area and the extent
  to which it can cope with the development of a
  tourist industry.

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Key question What is an extreme environment
or wilderness, why is tourism in these
environments increasing and what are the impacts
of this?

• Aim To produce a case study on the extreme
• environment or wilderness of Zanskar in the
• Himalayas, to include
• Location-specific information with annotated maps
  
• An overview of what an extreme environment is
• The attractions of this environment to people
• The possible impacts of tourism in the area

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• Where is Zanskar? (Think about different scales -
  local and global)
• What is around or near Zanskar?
• What adjectives could you use to describe this
  location? (i.e. isolated, remote, inaccessible,
  secluded)
• Describe what the different seasons might be like
  in this location

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What an extreme environment is
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Can you think of a definition for the
word 'wilderness'?
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• These images illustrate  the challenging
  environment Paul and Tanzin faced on their
  expedition to Zanskar down The Chadar through a
  gorge deeper than the Grand Canyon in
  temperatures as low as -30C. While you are
  looking at the images, listen to what Paul (MP3)
  and Tanzin (MP3) have to say about the area.

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Questions

• What makes Zanskar an extreme environment
  or wilderness?
• What natural, human and cultural attractions does
  Zanskar offer to potential adventure tourists?
• What impact does tourism have on Zanskar and what
  will the new road mean for tourism in the area?

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What is the Kleenex trail?
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The Future

• The route up to the base camp of Everest has been
  known as the Kleenex Trail due to the high amount
  of toilet role discarded along its route.
• The picture shows litter left by visitors to
  Everest base camp.
• http//www.independent.co.uk/news/education/educat
  ion-news/skiing-green-channel-1236419.htmltabs-2-
  1
• http//www.savingmounteverest.org/
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/125472
  4.stm
• http//vimeo.com/34493625

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The Future

• The route up to the base camp of Everest has been
  known as the Kleenex Trail due to the high amount
  of toilet role discarded along its route.
• The picture shows litter left by visitors to
  Everest base camp.
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v4SFUCe6QBoA
• http//www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/12/
  everest-waste-toilets

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What will be the impact of tourism?

• In the next 5 years When the road is complete.
• In the next 10 years When tourists are able to
  access Zanskar more easily.
• In the next 20 years When tourism is more
  established.
• THINK and colour code POSITIVE and NEGATIVE

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REFERENCES

• EXTREME TOURIST ACTIVITIES
• http//blog.easytobook.com/cool-stuff/extreme-tou
  rist-attractions-2/
• INTRODUCTION TO CS ZANSKAR
• http//www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Teachingresou
  rces/KeyStage4resources/KeyStage4-Fromthe
  fieldresources/Extremetourism/Extremetourism.ht
  m
• LESSON 1 http//www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Teachi
  ngresources/KeyStage4resources/KeyStage4-F
  romthefieldresources/Extremetourism/Extremeto
  urismlessonone-Casestudy.htm