Inventory Topic Area: TOURISM
Subject: DEMAND FOR TOURISM
Management issues:
The numbers of visitors to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs are likely to continue to increase for the foreseeable future and the changing demands which those visitors make will also continue to grow and to some extent diversify. The Working Party considered whether the Loch Lomond and Trossachs area should continue to meet the demands made of it, or whether the overall carrying capacity has been reached or is being exceeded. It is clear that the carrying capacities of certain popular sites are being exceeded during peak periods, but it is also obvious that some of the facilities provided, and some of the more robust locations which are able to withstand visitor pressure, are being under-utilised. There are variations leading to concentrations of pressure at different times and at different places, and there is some scope for providing additional facilities at appropriate locations and for introducing a number of measures designed to discourage the use of particular sites and to divert pressure to more robust or under-used facilities.
Key words: Visitors; Recreation facilities; Tourist management; Recreation management; Management; Strategic plans
Location: Loch Lomond and Trossachs area
Principle organisations: Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs Tourist Board
Scottish Conservation Projects Trust - Stirling
Local contacts: None
Information:
Ben Lomond Interpretation Plan
British Tourism in Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs Area
Development Study of Loch Lomond Park
Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes - Extension 1993-96
Loch Lomond - A Eutrophication Study 1987-1989
Loch Lomond Local (Subject) Plan (Adopted 1986)
Loch Lomond Study Phase 1 Final Report
Loch Lomond Study: Recreation and Settlement Policies for a Sub-region and Village
Management of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
Overseas Tourism in the Central Region 1984-1994
Overseas Tourism in the Central Region 1994 Onwards
Overseas Tourism in the Strathclyde Region
Queen Elizabeth Forest Park Recreation Strategy
Recreational Boating on Loch Lomond 1989- 1994, 1995
Research Study into the Provision for Recreation in the Highlands and Islands
Self Catering Accommodation Occupancy Rates
Stirling District Local Plan: Finalised Draft
Trossachs Tourism Management Programme - Environmental Monitoring Final Report
Trossachs Tourism Management Strategy
Utilization of a Large Inland Waterway (Loch Lomond, Scotland) by Recreational Craft
Related key management issues:
Heritage Conservation: Handling development pressures; Recreational activities; Data bases, resource inventories, research and monitoring arrangements
Tourism: Impact of tourism on conservation; Impact of tourism on landscape and amenity; Infrastructure and visitor support facilities
Recreation: Pressure for recreation; Landscape and conservation considerations; Access; Management of visitor and recreation pressure; Cooperation: joint initiatives
The Water Resource: Water quality; Demand for recreation; Lack of an integrated strategy
Land Use - FFCSE: Access
Access into the Countryside: Impact on the natural heritage; Demand for water-based recreation; Existing legislation
Planning & Economic Development:Lack of an integrated planning, development and management strategy; Coordination and the joint marketing of opportunities
Administration and Finance: None
Associated headings in the Thesaurus:
Physical Characteristics: Climate; Geology; Land cover; Loch; River; Topography; Upland
Heritage Conservation: Built heritage; Buildings; Landscape; Nature conservation; Invertebrates
Tourism: Camping; Caravaning; Tourist management; Tourist accommodation; Tourist facilities; Visitors
Recreation: Recreation demand; Recreation facilities; Recreation management; Water sports
The Water Resource: Commercial; Pollution; Discharges; Water quality; Eutrophication; Water management; Surveys; Water supply
Land Use - FFCSE: None
Access into the Countryside: Access to land; Access to water; Car parks; Cycling; Bus services; Railway; Roads; Traffic
Planning & Economic Development: Housing; Infrastructure; Planning; Agreement; Strategic plans; Development plan; Tourist enterprises
Administration and Finance: Administrative framework; Management; Partnerships; Policy; Zoning
Gazetteer: Areas