Frenchman's Cap Analysis
Frenchman’s Cap is a unique world heritage area, known for it’s amazing flora and striking peak in
HUMAN-NATURE RELATIONSHIPS: Topic 4 the middle of the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. Development in this area has allowed for a wider range of user groups access the area but does this compensate for the effects on the wilderness? The concept of low impact and sustainable development are vital in ensuring that only benefits come from the development. Human-relationship is impacted by the development especially in poor weather vital for giving a good experience, facilities allow a wider range of user groups to participate and become integrated with nature whilst developing an ecocentric attitude to preserve nature.
Development of the Frenchman’s Cap walking track has been done to allow for a wider variety and larger number of walkers. Board walks are also used to encourage people to stay on the track and avoid track degradation in order to adopt a leave no trace policy. The development to Frenchman’s Cap in particular involve making walking tracks more accessible, providing additional facilities such as huts, installing interpretive signage in order to assist in reflection techniques to allow …show more content…
You might say a perfect example of this is if the persons impact on nature is minimal to positive ( i.e. helps to eradicate weed and feral cats whilst adhering to the leave no trace principles) and the effect of nature on the person is positive. Using Martin’s signpost the person would be integrated with nature i.e nature is seen as sacred and the person has a spiritual connection with nature and is able to enhance an individual and groups qualities for the
HUMAN-NATURE RELATIONSHIPS: Topic 4 the middle of the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. Development in this area has allowed for a wider range of user groups access the area but does this compensate for the effects on the wilderness? The concept of low impact and sustainable development are vital in ensuring that only benefits come from the development. Human-relationship is impacted by the development especially in poor weather vital for giving a good experience, facilities allow a wider range of user groups to participate and become integrated with nature whilst developing an ecocentric attitude to preserve nature.
Development of the Frenchman’s Cap walking track has been done to allow for a wider variety and larger number of walkers. Board walks are also used to encourage people to stay on the track and avoid track degradation in order to adopt a leave no trace policy. The development to Frenchman’s Cap in particular involve making walking tracks more accessible, providing additional facilities such as huts, installing interpretive signage in order to assist in reflection techniques to allow …show more content…
You might say a perfect example of this is if the persons impact on nature is minimal to positive ( i.e. helps to eradicate weed and feral cats whilst adhering to the leave no trace principles) and the effect of nature on the person is positive. Using Martin’s signpost the person would be integrated with nature i.e nature is seen as sacred and the person has a spiritual connection with nature and is able to enhance an individual and groups qualities for the