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WorksheetsUnsustainable Tourism / Butlers Model / Hawkins Model
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Tourism you do when you visit cities, historical buidings...
Beach tourism
Rural tourism
Cultural tourism
What is a model (in general)?
A simplified version of something.
A unique picture of an atom.
A image of an atom.
A fun puzzle
Models are used to better understand a complex thing.
True
False
which of these is not a stage in the butlers model
how places change in tourism
how a tourist destination copes with mass tourism
how holiday destinations change over time
how a country copes with ageing population
How many stages are in the butlers model?
3
5
4
7
what does development on the butlers model mean
small numbers of tourists are attracted to a new place
big companies make huge hotels, numbers of tourists increase
tourism is a major part of the local economy
when tourist numbers fall in a resort
What does stagnation mean on the butlers model?
small numbers of tourists are attracted to a new place
when tourist resort become unfashionable + numbers level off
when tourist numbers fall in a resort
attempts made to modernize a resort after period of decline
What happens in the discovery stage of the Butler Model?
an area is first visited by a small number of people exploring the primary tourist attractions.
tourist numbers increase and a tourist season may develop. Tourist attractions will begin to be marketed at a larger audience and more secondary services will develop including improved transport eg roads, airports.
mass tourism replaces the original economy; tourist facilities including transport, guiding, accommodation, restaurants etc are fully developed and used. Local culture may be affected and negative impacts may be seen. Some resentment among local people not benefitting from tourism.
An example of a rural hotspot site
Dark Hedges, County Antrim, Ireland
Venice, Italy
An example of an urban hotspot tourist site
Dark Hedges, County Antrim, Ireland
Venice, Italy
Select one physical factors affecting the growth of tourist hotspots
Climate - appropriate for specific type of tourism (eg sunny for beaches, snowy for ski resorts etc)
Accessibility (eg airports, road links)
Affordability (is it good value for money?
Safety (is it safe to visit?)
What are the human factors affecting the growth of tourist hotspots? Select two answers.
Accessibility (eg airports, road links)
Affordability (is it good value for money? Currency issues will influence this)
Natural environment (eg beaches, beautiful scenery, mountains, coral reefs)
Ecology (eg wild animals for safari, rich reef life, jungle)
This model considers changing attitudes to tourism and how they can become more negative over time as tourism grows and carrying capacity is reached. (One word answer)
(a)
What stage of the Butler's Model is this paragraph referring to?
When mass tourism replaces the original economy; tourist facilities including transport, guiding, accommodation, restaurants etc are fully developed and used. Local culture may be affected and negative impacts may be seen. Some resentment among local people not benefitting from tourism. (One word answer)
(a)
the area either declines as tourists go to other, more fashionable, unspoilt destinations or rebrands woith new, more sustainable approaches to tourist development.
Stage 4: Problem/stagnation
Stage 5: Rejuvenation or decline
Stage 2: Growth/development
Visitor numbers reach their peak with
carrying capacity reached or exceeded. Tourism causing social, economic, environmental and political problems. While the area is still popular, it is no longer fashionable and many tourists are now more interested in new destinations. Which stage of the Butler's Model is this area experiencing?
Problem/stagnation
Success
Discovery
What is the name of this model?
Butler Model
Hawkins Model
In the Hawkins model, the green inner ring represents the-
minimum/threshold number of tourists.
maximum carrying capacity
What does the edge of the outer, yellow ring represent?
the minimum/threshold number of tourists
the maximum carrying capacity.
The size of the yellow ring will be affected by:
safety
perception
safety, perception and cultural factors
tourist numbers
