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Ecotourism facilities must be designed and constructed carefully to preserve the natural environment. Considerations include carrying capacity, slopes, vegetation, and impacts on wildlife. Appropriate facilities can include parking lots, blinds, observation platforms, trails, boardwalks, ecolodges, canopy walks, glass viewing platforms, and zip lines. These structures aim to enhance the visitor experience while minimizing environmental impacts.

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Ecotourism Facilities-1

Ecotourism facilities must be designed and constructed carefully to preserve the natural environment. Considerations include carrying capacity, slopes, vegetation, and impacts on wildlife. Appropriate facilities can include parking lots, blinds, observation platforms, trails, boardwalks, ecolodges, canopy walks, glass viewing platforms, and zip lines. These structures aim to enhance the visitor experience while minimizing environmental impacts.

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ECOTOURISM

FACILITIES
Midterm Module
Considerations in Facility Sitting and
Construction

▪ Carrying capacity ▪ Natural hazards


▪ Density of the structures ▪ Energy and utilities
▪ Slopes ▪ Visitor circulation
▪ Vegetation ▪ Conflicting uses
▪ Wildlife ▪ Tenurial arrangements
▪ Views
Facilities in Ecotourism Site
▪ Designed and constructed in such a way that they
preserve the natural quality of the site
▪ Promote a sense of place
▪ Evoke positive emotions
▪ Provide uniquely satisfying experiences
Evoke positive emotions
Facilities in Ecotourism Site
▪ 1.Parking lots ▪ 7. Canopy walks
▪ 2.Blinds ▪ 8. Glass viewing platforms
▪ 3. Observation platforms ▪ 9. Zip line, etc.
▪ 4. Trails
▪ 5. Boardwalks
▪ 6. Ecolodge
1. Parking lots
▪ Travelling on foot or bicycles
2-3. Blinds and Observation Flatforms
▪ Blinds
▪ Or hide; structure that
conceals viewers and
photographers from
birds or other wildlife
▪ Lessen environmental
impacts
2-3. Blinds and Observation Flatforms
▪ Blinds
▪ Separate the photography blinds from casual viewers
▪ May consist of platform and observation towers
▪ Provide shelter
2-3. Blinds and Observation Flatforms
▪ Well-designed
▪ Use: defending to
the species
▪ Wildlife viewing
opportunity should
be high
2-3. Blinds and Observation Flatforms
▪ Lumps and bumps
should be minimized
Wildlife Viewing Tower
Trails
Trails
▪ Corridor, open space
networks, or pathways that
have a strong linkages with
the natural environment,
open space networks, and
cultural heritage.
▪ Must be designed for safe
and convenient access.
Trails
▪ Should be direct foot traffic
away from ecologically sensitive
areas.
▪ It should be maintained
▪ Must also take account varying
levels of physical ability
Boardwalks
Boardwalks
▪ Platforms that
facilitate movement
over wetlands,
mangroves swamp,
rainforests, or along a
beachfront.
Boardwalks on one spot at sohoton cave
Boardwalks
▪ Should be raised about half a meter
ECOLODGE
▪ A ‘5-75’ room
▪ Low impact
▪ Nature-based
▪ Financially sustainable
▪ Help to protect sensitive neighboring areas
▪ Provides communion with nature and culture.
ECOLODGE
▪ Planned, designed, constructed, and operated in an
environmentally and socially sensitive manner
▪ Facilities that fit into the ‘existing context, rather than
imposing on it’
ECOLODGE
ECOLODGE
ECOLODGE PRINCIPLES
Ecolodge principles
1. Water conservation
2. Preservation of flora and fauna
3. Designed to create a small footprint
4. Interpretative programs to educate both employees
and tourists about surrounding natural and cultural
environments
Canopy walks
▪ ‘suspended walkways’
▪ Great way to learn
ecosystem at the
treetops in relative
safety.
Canopy walks
Canopy walks
▪ Walking can be thrilling as they are designed to sway
slightly.
▪ May be constructed from rope and wood, aluminum
alloy, trussed suspension walkways, adjustable cables
and braces that allow trees to grow naturally.
Commercial canopy
▪ Can be
located in
an urban
setting
▪ Singapore’s
man-made
Cloud
Forest.
Glass Viewing Platforms
▪ Glass sightseeing
platform
▪ Grand Canyon
Skywalk in United
States
Grand Canyon Skywalk
“Flying Disk/UFO’
‘Flying Disk/UFO’
▪ Located on the highest
peak of Shilin George (
Shilinxia Scenic Area) in
Pinggu Beijing, China.
▪ Largest sightseeing
platform
Shoes cover
Zip Lines
Zip lines
▪ Consist of a pulley suspended on a cable that is
mounted on a slope.
▪ Used in as a means of access in places like rainforest
canopy
▪ As thrill rides
SOME OF THE FAMOUS PLACES FOR
ZIP LINING (PHILIPPINES)
Treetop Adventure Superman Zip Line in
Subic
La Mesa Ecopark, Quezon City
Ligñon Hill Nature Park Zip Line in Legazpi
City, Albay
Dahilayan Adventure Park
▪ Asia's Longest Dual-Zipline
▪ Longest zipline in the
Philippines measuring 840
meters at speeds of 90
kilometers per hour.
▪ Location: foot of Kitanglad
Mountain Range so views are
predominantly nature with
thick forest canopies.
Dahilayan Adventure Park

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