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Touristic Impact on the Environment

Explore the touristic impact on the environment at Mont Saint-Michel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site facing challenges like sediment buildup. Discover the innovative restoration project to maintain its unique landscape and ecosystem while accommodating millions of tourists annually.

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Touristic Impact on the Environment

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  1. Touristic Impacton theEnvironment

  2. Touristic Impacton theEnvironment The example of the Mont Saint Michel

  3. 2 • Remarkable : • Site

  4. Remarkable : • Site • Landscape

  5. 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

  6. 3rdtouristic destination in France 2.5 million tourists a year !!!

  7.  Parking lot

  8.  Parking lot  Road on a dike

  9.  Parking lot  Road on a dike  Dam on the Couesnon River

  10. No longer an Island in 2040 ! ²

  11. No longer an Island in 2040 ! • Due to the : • Weakerstrength of the Couesnon River • Lack of water flow aroundthe Mont •  Sediment has built up around the Mont ²

  12. Solutions for the restorationof the maritime character • Studieslaunched in 1995 • Workbegan in 2005 • Project willbecompleted in 2015

  13. Differentsteps: • New Dam • Hydraulicdevelopments • Moving the parking lots further • Dismantling the dike / construction of a bridge

  14. The new dam • Flushing out the sediment

  15. Hydraulicdevelopments Upstreamwork : Dredging the bed of the river Enlarging the water reservoir

  16. Hydraulic developments Downstreamwork : Guiding the river flow

  17. Moving the car parksonto the continent

  18. A new bridge

  19. A new bridge

  20. A new bridge

  21. Thankyou for listening !

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