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SURE Journal: Science Undergraduate Research Experience Journal

2019

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A Gis-Based Study Of Wild Atlantic Way In The West Of Ireland: Its Associated Organisations And Environmental Impacts., Leanne Leonard Sep 2019

A Gis-Based Study Of Wild Atlantic Way In The West Of Ireland: Its Associated Organisations And Environmental Impacts., Leanne Leonard

SURE Journal: Science Undergraduate Research Experience Journal

Background

Coastal regions are heavily reliant on tourism in order to achieve socio-economic sustainability. However, tourism impacts both positively and negatively on many coastal destinations. The world’s longest defined coastal route of 2600km, the Wild Atlantic Way (WAW), attracts tourists to the region of the West of Ireland after Fáilte Ireland began a promotional tourism drive in 2014. The association between WAW tourism and environmental impacts requires investigation.

The West of Ireland is home to a range of areas protected by the Birds and Habitats Directives which aim to safeguard against potentially damaging developments, meaning the anthropogenic effects from tourists …