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 !