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For more information please go to: http://www.pumpkin-interactive.co.uk/collections/frontpage/products/the-alps-opportunities-and-challenges Dur: 40 minutes / Year 2014 / KS 3-5 Filmed in the honeypot site of Chamonix in the Alps, this DVD looks at the social, economic and environmental opportunities and challenges facing the region. The resource explores the variety of activities in the area, including tourism, HEP and farming. It examines their impact, the conflicts that arise between them and how they can be sustainably managed within the context of a fragile environment. Examples of eco-tourism are provided and the risk from avalanches is assessed. Suggested exam board specification links: Edexcel GCSE Spec A Unit 1 Section B Climate Change and Sustainable Development GCSE Spec A Unit 3 Topic 5 A Tourist's world GCE Unit 4 Option 2 Cold Environments GCE Unit 4 Option 6 Consuming the rural landscapes AQA GCSE Spec A Unit 1 Ice on the Land GCSE Spec A Unit 2 Tourism GCSE Spec B Unit 3 Investigating Global Tourism GCE Unit 1 Cold Environments WJEC GCSE Spec A Topic 10 Tourism GCSE Spec B Theme 1 Rural Change and Planning Issues: Conflict for Leisure Use GCE OCR GCSE Spec A Unit A731 Extreme Environments - Mountains GCSE GCE Unit F761 Cold Environments GCE Unit F762 Growth of Tourism