What:
The consequences of unsustainable touristic growth in rural and urban tourism hotspots, including the concept of carrying capacity and possible management options to increase site resilience
Why: (conceptual understanding)
To evaluate...
•The varying power of different countries to participate in global tourism and sport
•Future possibilities for management of, and participation in, tourism and sport at varying scales
How:
The consequences of unsustainable touristic growth in rural and urban tourism hotspots, including the concept of carrying capacity and possible management options to increase site resilience
Why: (conceptual understanding)
To evaluate...
•The varying power of different countries to participate in global tourism and sport
•Future possibilities for management of, and participation in, tourism and sport at varying scales
How:
- Describe the distribution of primary and secondary tourism facilities in Venice
- Explore the concept of carrying capacity in Venice
- Discuss the strategies designed to manage tourist demands, maximize capacity and minimize conflicts between local residents and visitors and avoid environmental damage
The primary and secondary tourist attractions in venice
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Management strategies
The municipal authorities in Venice are considering curbing the number of tourists. One proposal would force visitors to buy an entry ticket and put a ceiling on the number of people allowed in at any one time.
Venice is exceptional. Its biggest problem is made up of the 11 million or so day trippers who visit the city every year, putting an intolerable strain on Venice’s services yet contributing almost nothing to its finances. The problem has been exacerbated in recent years by a new generation of super-cruiseliners, which also represent an affront to the senses, dwarfing the architecture of the city as they make their way past St Mark’s Square.
Venice, though, is just as susceptible as any other tourist city to a new complication. Until a few years ago, the authorities had a hold on the number of people who could stay in their city: hotels, guest houses and other forms of accommodation had to be licensed. All the authorities had to do to limit the numbers of overnight visitors was stop giving out licences.
Then along came the internet, bringing with it couchsurfing and Airbnb.com. The licensing has remained. But it has become increasingly meaningless. The municipal authorities in Rome estimate that there are now 5,000 unregulated establishments offering a bed for the night. All of which argues in favour of a second plan being proposed for Venice. This would involve putting up turnstiles around St Mark’s Square, the “must-see” for most of the tourists who go to the city. Entry would be by means of a card. And cards would only be given out to residents, day trippers who paid and overnighters staying in registered establishments.
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Venice is exceptional. Its biggest problem is made up of the 11 million or so day trippers who visit the city every year, putting an intolerable strain on Venice’s services yet contributing almost nothing to its finances. The problem has been exacerbated in recent years by a new generation of super-cruiseliners, which also represent an affront to the senses, dwarfing the architecture of the city as they make their way past St Mark’s Square.
Venice, though, is just as susceptible as any other tourist city to a new complication. Until a few years ago, the authorities had a hold on the number of people who could stay in their city: hotels, guest houses and other forms of accommodation had to be licensed. All the authorities had to do to limit the numbers of overnight visitors was stop giving out licences.
Then along came the internet, bringing with it couchsurfing and Airbnb.com. The licensing has remained. But it has become increasingly meaningless. The municipal authorities in Rome estimate that there are now 5,000 unregulated establishments offering a bed for the night. All of which argues in favour of a second plan being proposed for Venice. This would involve putting up turnstiles around St Mark’s Square, the “must-see” for most of the tourists who go to the city. Entry would be by means of a card. And cards would only be given out to residents, day trippers who paid and overnighters staying in registered establishments.
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assessment
Discuss the strategies designed to manage tourism in one named urban area. [10 marks]
MARK SCHEME
There are a wide range of suitable answers which should be judged on a case-by-case basis. Answers are expected to examine the success or failure of attempts to manage urban tourism. Strategies to promote tourism should be considered as only a small part of the management spectrum.
Answers that simply describe management strategies rather than discussing elements of success or failure should be limited to band D. Those that describe tourism problems without discussing strategies should be limited to band C.
Answers that do not refer to an appropriate example (but discuss a rural location or strategies that relate to sport or leisure rather than tourism) should be limited to band D.
To access bands E and F, answers should refer to an appropriate example.
MARK SCHEME
There are a wide range of suitable answers which should be judged on a case-by-case basis. Answers are expected to examine the success or failure of attempts to manage urban tourism. Strategies to promote tourism should be considered as only a small part of the management spectrum.
Answers that simply describe management strategies rather than discussing elements of success or failure should be limited to band D. Those that describe tourism problems without discussing strategies should be limited to band C.
Answers that do not refer to an appropriate example (but discuss a rural location or strategies that relate to sport or leisure rather than tourism) should be limited to band D.
To access bands E and F, answers should refer to an appropriate example.