Inventory Topic Area: TOURISM
Subject: IMPACT OF TOURISM ON LANDSCAPE AND AMENITY
Management issues:
The outstanding scenic quality of the landscape plays a vital role in attracting visitors and helping to sustain a successful tourist industry. While the Working Party accept that some change is inevitable and indeed necessary if the countryside is not to stagnate, there is concern that the landscape is under threat both from the range of visitor pressures in the more popular areas and because of the deteriorating economic conditions for a number of traditional land uses and some recent changes in land use practices. One welcome recent trend has been for some landowners and land managers to diversify into tourism as a means of improving their income levels, and such diversification can benefit the countryside - redundant farm buildings can be re-used and traditional structures such as dry stane dykes which would otherwise fall into disrepair can be maintained in good condition.
Key words: Access into the countryside; Land use; Landowners; Agriculture and farming; Landscape; Visitors; Tourist management; Grants and support schemes
Location: Loch Lomond and Trossachs area
Principle organisations: Argyll & Bute Council - Planning, Development & Tourism
Scottish Conservation Projects Trust - Stirling
Scottish Natural Heritage - Information & Library Service
Stirling District Council - Environmental Strategy
Local contacts: Loch Lomond Park Authority
Scottish Natural Heritage - MSSA
Information:
Argyll Forest Park, Forestry Commission Guide
Ben Lomond Management Plan 1994-1999
Central Region Landscape Assessment: Draft Final Report
Changes to Diversification, Farm and Conservation Capital Grant Schemes by Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department
Gardens and Designed Landscapes
Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes (1987)
Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes - Extension 1993-96
Local Features of Wildlife Value
Loch Lomond and Trossachs Landscape Assessment Phase I
Loch Lomond and Trossachs Landscape Assessment Phase II
Loch Lomond First Interim Report
Loch Lomond Local (Subject) Plan (Adopted 1986)
Loch Lomond Regional Park Landscape Assessment
Loch Lomond Study: Recreation & Settlement Policies for a Sub-Region & Village
Management of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
Mountain Areas of Scotland - Conservation and Management
Mountain Areas of Scotland: Report on Public Consultation
Regional Scenic Areas and Coast
Repair and Management of Upland Footpaths Based on Ben Ledi and Ben A’An
Research Study into the Provision for Recreation in the Highland and Island
Review of the Forth Valley Bogs and Mosses: Towards a Strategy for their Conservation
Scottish Conservation Projects Trust Project Reports
Scottish Sport’s Council Masterfile
Stirling District Local Plan: Finalised Draft
Structure Plan Schedule and Sites
This Common Inheritance, The Third Year Report
Trossachs Tourism Management Programme - Environmental Monitoring Final Report
Trossachs Tourism Management Strategy
Undesignated Sites of Nature/Landscape Conservation
Utilization of a Large Inland Waterway (Loch Lomond, Scotland) by Recreational Craft
Water Quality Changes Associated with Boating Activity
Related key management issues:
Heritage Conservation: Handling development pressures; Land management
Tourism: Demand for tourism; Impact of tourism on conservation
Recreation: Economic and social factors; Management of visitor and recreation pressure
The Water Resource:
Land Use - FFCSE: Decline in farm numbers; Maintaining the landscape; Decline in farm incomes; Access; Loss of native woodland
Access into the Countryside: Land management; Existing legislation
Planning & Economic Development: Housing to meet indigenous needs
Administration and Finance: None
Associated headings in the Thesaurus:
Physical Characteristics: Climate; Geology; Land cover; Loch; Lowland; River; Soils; Topography; Upland
Heritage Conservation: Archaeology; Built heritage; Buildings; Gardens; Conservation; Landscape; Nature conservation; Habitats; Grassland; Moorland; Wetland; Woodland; Wildlife species; Birds; Fish; Invertebrates; Plants; Wildlife management
Tourism: Camping; Caravaning; Tourist management; Tourist accommodation; Tourist facilities; Visitors
Recreation: Ball sports; Biking; Equestrian sports; Fishing; Indoor sports; Information; Motor sports; Recreation demand; Recreation facilities; Recreation management; Walking; Water sports
The Water Resource: Flooding; Pollution; Discharges; Water quality; Water disposal; Water management; Surveys; Water supply
Land Use - FFCSE: Forestry; Land management; Land use
Access into the Countryside: Access to land; Access to water; Car parks; Cycling; Bus services; Railway; Roads; Traffic
Planning & Economic Development: Energy; Fish farms; Housing; Infrastructure; Legislation; Acts; Codes of conduct/ guidance's; Mineral extraction; Planning; Agreements; Strategic plans; Schemes; Tourist enterprises
Administration and Finance: Administrative framework; Administrative areas; Management; Partnerships; Policy; Zoning
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