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financial feasibility study can help determine whether there is or will be sufficient demand for a
business-focused infrastructure (e.g., an ecolodge) and an environmental feasibility study will
assess its environmental viability.
The visitor site planning process is best carried out by a team made up of a landscape architect,
a biologist or ecologist, and an environmental engineer, who should all have some training in
environmental impact evaluation and tourism infrastructure; and also a local resident who is
familiar with the site and/or environmental conditions in the area.
The first step in preparing a visitor site plan is to survey and analyze the proposed location for the
recommended infrastructure. It may be necessary to look at a fairly large area and then reduce
the effective site’s area depending upon results of the analysis.
At this point, the following questions should be asked and answered in at least a provisional
manner:
1. Is the site appropriate for developing tourism activities according to the General
Management Plan?
2. Can development impacts on the site be minimized?
3. What inputs (energy, materials, labor, products) are necessary and available?
4. Can waste outputs (solid waste, sewage effluent, exhaust emissions) be dealt with at
acceptable environmental costs?
5. What are the potential indicators that should be considered in a future impact monitoring
plan for this site?
The next step involves the actual siting of the proposed buildings and infrastructure.
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