The course is designed to help participants develop their understanding of, nad ideas about, sustainable tourism, and to begin to work towards the development of an action plan for their home area.

The seminar is structured around the fifteen guidelines for developing a sustainable tourism action plan, taken from Federation of Nature and National Parks of Europe report "Loving them to Death?"

Workshops are run on several of the reports themes including working in partnership, environmental impact assessment, carrying capacities, marketing and traffic management.

Seminar evaluations have indicated that nearly all the participants have felt that the course content would be useful in their jobs.

It is apparent that the integration of theory with case study site visits, recreational activities and social events (for example a 'potlatch' meal where people bring traditional food and drink from their home country) has been a worthwhile and enjoyable experience.

For further details write to:

Peter Townsend, Director
Peak National Park Centre
Losehill Hall
Castleton
Derbyshire S30 2WB
Tel: +44.1433.620 373
Fax: +44.1433.620 346