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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Human activities and why they developed)
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Industrial development: -The 'Free Trade Zones' attract TNCs. -Hotels :700km coastline attracts tourists. -Retail industry: region=migration hotspot for retail sectors. Entertainment : built on offshore islands to create a great vision of Dubai to attract tourists. -Sunny climate |
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Transportation: -Extensive taxi system: bus system cannot support the volume of people needing transport. -Large bus system (193 routes). -Need to respond to the demand. -Petrol is so cheap offers cheap travel. Resource Extraction: -1966: oil discovered = influx of foreign workers. -Oil prices increased after Gulf War. |
Residential Development: -Property development has increased due to offshore island construction. -2nd home owners and foreign residents. Recreation and Leisure: -Burj-Al-Arab Hotel: Hotels due to increasing tourism demands. -New cruise terminal. -World's largest mall. |
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Conflicts: -Lack of affordable housing = increase in shanty towns in desert with poor conditions. -Hot dry climate = water is precious resources whilst dev. + population growth has increased the demand, so there is huge investment into desalinisation plants. -Oil reserves expected to be gone in 20 yrs. |
-Lots of waste yet not the infrastructure to deal with waste produced. -Air pollution due to traffic congestion from commuters. -Dubai has few natural resources so there have to be lots of importations. -Coral reefs, fish + seabirds affected by the artificial offshore islands. -The Palm is sinking so developments are at risk of flooding. |
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North Norfolk Coastline (Human activities) Provides economic and environmental opportunities which result in more people wanting to live there. Conflicts due to pressures on the area. Major recreation value from East Midlands and London. Water supply: e.g. River Gleydon -Water supply cooling. |
Residential: e.g. Overstrand -In-migration from older people + retirees. -Popularity from tourism. -Flat land to build on. -Holiday homes. Transport + Trade: e.g. Railway to Cromer -Gives access to pop. wanting tourism opportunities. -Ports. |
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Agriculture: e.g. Little Barningham -Flat land. -Fertile land, due to being made up of rich glacial sands and clays. -Grazing on salt marshes. -Fish farms. Energy production: Wind turbines (Hunstanton) -Strong prevailing winds. -Long fetch distance. -Tidal power station. |
Recreation + Tourism: e.g. Cromer -Tourist attractions: port, hotel, peer, museum, camping, promenade. -Holkham sand dunes and pines. -2005: 40% of visitors' main purpose was bird watching. -Cromer = heritage center. Conservation: e.g. Holkham Nature reserve -Area of high biodiversity. -Marshes + dunes needed for international bird migration. -Nature reserves. |
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Conflicts: -Nitrates, caused by: artificial fertilisers, manure spread on fields --> eutrophication happens-->marine animals poisoned as water polluted or more algal growth reducing oxygen content for marine life. -Wind farms = less fish stock -Sea birds killed by turbines. -More tourists = disturbed wildlife. |
-Wind farms conflict with the nice view for tourists. -More tourist facilities in environmentally sensitive areas. -Rare breeding birds destroy valuable crops. -Water pollution by motor craft and oil is ingested by animals. |
