Tuesday 5th March 2024
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
Success criteria:
LO:
Define sustainability.
To examine a range of
sustainable transport Evaluate a range of sustainable
transport options.
options to reduce
carbon emissions. Apply knowledge of content to complete
practice IGCSE-style question.
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
Main themes:
• Defining sustainability
• Sustainability in transport
• Sustainable solutions:
o Reduced/low emissions
o Carbon replacement schemes
o Alternative energy sources, e.g. electricity, solar
power
o Sustainable travel choices, e.g. tourist choice of
method of transport, domestic rather than
international
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
How can we define sustainability?
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
What is the link between sustainability & transport?
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
What is the link between sustainability & transport?
• Transport is often unsustainable, as
it releases large quantities of
carbon emissions into the
atmosphere (which leads to global
warming).
• Sustainable transport has become
important as more tourists are
interested in protecting the climate
and minimising their carbon
emissions.
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
Use the pictures below to discuss some
sustainable transport methods:
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
Solution 1: Reduced emissions
• Sustainable transportation methods,
such as electric vehicles, vehicle
sharing & public transit,
significantly reduce the amount of
carbon dioxide and other greenhouse
gases released into the atmosphere.
• Fewer vehicles mean reduced
emissions, less traffic congestion,
and decreased demand for parking
spaces, leading to more green spaces
in urban areas.
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
Solution 2: Sustainable travel choices
Tourists can be more sustainable by
making choices which are less harmful to
the environment e.g. bikes, walking short
distances, using trams/metro, choosing
domestic tourism instead of international
tourism.
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
Solution 3: Alternative energy sources
• Reducing the amount of fossil fuels used to reduce
carbon emissions.
Examples:
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles:
• powered by renewable energy sources, offer a
sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-powered vehicles.
• environmental benefits: Beyond zero or reduced
emissions, decreased air pollutants, benefiting urban
air quality.
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
Solution 4: Carbon replacement schemes
• A carbon replacement scheme is where
a company will replace the carbon
emitted by their vehicles by planting
trees to absorb the carbon released.
• This offsets the carbon emissions,
therefore making the company more
sustainable.
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
IGCSE Q1:
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Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
IGCSE MS1:
Unit 3: Travel & Tourism Organisations
Topic 3.4: Sustainable developments in travel & transport
IGCSE Q2:
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