Tourism - Welsh Heritage and Language

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Discussion on the impact of tourism in Snowdonia.

Discussion on the impact of tourism in Snowdonia National Park - looking at the heritage industry and use of the Welsh language in the area. Looks at local attitudes to tourism - needed for employment yet mixed feelings in community on tourists and the changes that they bring.
From: How Green Assault on Snowdon
First Broadcast : 27 February 1992

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 9-11,11-14,14-16

Subject : Geography

Topic : Tourism

Keywords : Snowdonia, history of the Welsh language, Sociolinguistics, Welsh language and tourism, Heritage industry

Notes : Investigate aspects of the development of tourism in Snowdonia, including how Snowdonia has become so popular with tourists and why local people feel worried about the impact of tourists in the area. This clip dates from the early 1990's but the same problems still exist in the area - look at recent tourist developments in the area and subsequent increases in visitor numbers.

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