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Understanding Tourism and National Parks: An Overview of Concepts and Activities

This resource provides an introduction to key concepts in tourism and the role of National Parks. It defines tourism as leisure travel, distinguishes between natural and human resources, and outlines the features of National Parks, which preserve beautiful countryside for public enjoyment. It also highlights various activities available in National Parks, such as walking, fishing, and water sports, and identifies diverse user groups, including tourists, conservationists, and local communities. Lastly, it suggests creating informational brochures on attractions and activities in National Parks.

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Understanding Tourism and National Parks: An Overview of Concepts and Activities

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  1. Managing Resources Introduction to Tourism and National Parks

  2. Learning Objectives • What is Tourism? • What are the environments that favour tourism? • What is a National Park? • What activities can we do in a National Park?

  3. Introduction to Tourism (Useful Definitions) • In your groups, try to come up with and agree on a definition for each of the following. • TOURISM • NATURAL RESOURCES • HUMAN RESOURCES

  4. Introduction to Tourism (Useful Definitions) • Tourism: Visiting places away from home and work for leisure purposes. • Natural Resources: These are attractions that occur naturally e.g. mountains, beaches etc. • Human Resources: These are attractions that are built by people e.g. theme parks, bars, museums etc.

  5. What is a National Park? • What is a National Park? • What is the environment like? • Make a list of people who use National Parks for leisure activities and name the activities they might do. (e.g. Ramblers for walking etc.) • Can you think of any other groups who use the National Parks?

  6. What is a National Park? • A National Park can be defined as “an area of beautiful and relatively wild countryside” • They were created by an act of parliament in 1949 to preserve the countryside and promote people’s enjoyment of the countryside.

  7. Who uses the National Parks? • Walkers • Tourists • Fishermen • Day Visitors • Water-sports (Skiing etc) • Mountaineers • Mountain Bikers • Bird watchers

  8. Who else uses the National Parks? • Ministry of Defence • Farmers • Local People • Conservationists • National Park Authority • Forestry • Quarry owners / workers • Water suppliers

  9. Homework • Your task is to design a leaflet or brochure to show the various attractions and activities that a family could undertake in a National Park. • A useful website is: www.anpa.gov.uk as this has links to all other National Park websites.

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