Download - Touristic Impact on the Environment
Touristic Impacton the
Environment
Touristic Impacton the
Environment
The example of theMont Saint Michel
2Remarkable :
• Site
Remarkable :
• Site
• Landscape
Remarkable :
• Site
• Landscape
• Ecosystem
Two entries on the UNESCO List of World Heritage in 1979
Two entries on the UNESCO List of World Heritage in 1979
3rd touristic destination in France
2.5 million tourists a year !!!
Parking lot
Parking lot
Road on a dike
Road on a dike
Parking lot
Dam on the Couesnon River
²No longer an Island in 2040 !
²No longer an Island in 2040 !
Due to the :- Weaker strength of the Couesnon River- Lack of water flow around the Mont Sediment has built up around the Mont
Solutions for the restoration
of the maritime character
• Studies launched in 1995• Work began in 2005• Project will be completed in 2015
Different steps:• New Dam • Hydraulic developments• Moving the parking lots further• Dismantling the dike / construction of a bridge
The new dam
Flushing out the sediment
Hydraulic developments
Upstream work :
Dredging the bed of the riverEnlarging the water reservoir
Hydraulic developments
Downstream work : Guiding the river flow
Moving the car parks onto the continent
A new bridge
A new bridge
A new bridge
Thank you for listening !