Topic 8:
Site Management Strategies

Frontstage

Priority to tourism

Backstage

Priority to local community

Development standards

Density control

How many buildings per measure

Building standards

Venacular design, green spaces, buffer spaces

Landscape

Naturalizing the areas, site softening

Site softening: creates buffer area between resorts and natural environment to alleviate noise pollution, bring back wildlife, and redevelop greenery

Signage & above ground utility controls

Barriers --> make restrictive areas

Noise regulations

Restricts the amount of noise, the duration of noise and the source of noise

eg: area near public transportation

Public access

Private areas vs public spaces

Protected areas

Zoning

IUCN Protected Area Categories

Districting

Historic, natural scenic landscape

Formal delineation of area (urban/rural)

Redevelopment - revitalization; consider society, cultural, heritage areas

Purchase development rights

Purchase of environmentally or culturally sensitive (private) property & designation to public protected area

Manage impacts for sustainability

Protect culture, authencity

Avoid excessive amount of intrusion

Social disruption

Carrying Capacity (CC)

Flexible CC

Demand driven

Change is desired

Modified to accomodate growth

Fixed CC

Supply driven

Change is not desired

Below CC threshold

Types

Physical

Economic

Social

Political

Ecological

Perceptual

Limits of Acceptable Change

Identify acceptable/achievable conditions

Analyse

Actions

Monitoring/Evalution

Visitor Impact Management

Site-hardening

Eg, build walking trails to prevent erosion

Limits access to resource

Environmental Impact Assessment

Analysis of impacts of environment

Cumulative Effects Assessment

Holistic & integrative approach

Quid pro quo
arrangements

Compromise agreements towards mutual interests (private & public sector stakeholders)

Mitigation strategies

Compensation for development-related damages incurred in one site by restoring another

Government Incentives

Government facilitate sustainability by offering incentives for
adopting green practices

Eg: TAx encentives, Credits