Should visitor numbers to the Lake District national park be controlled?
… enjoyment of the special qualities of The National park and to foster the economic and social well being of local communities within the park. However, the area has a resident population of over forty thousand people and it is estimated that there are ten million day visitors and twelve million staying visitors per year. We can see that the area is densely populated. Although tourism is good for bringing in money, the Lake District should not rely on it, if something goes wrong and visitor numbers suddenly drop, the Lake District will loose everything, income will be far from sufficient. Perhaps more importantly, it is ruining the peaceful, tranquil and natural environment. As of this, people are suggesting visitor numbers should be controlled. Therefore, in this essay, I hope to present the positive and negative impacts of controlling the visitor numbers and come to my own conclusion. As stated above, …
