sustainable design
Essential for the full enjoyment of a tourism site
Good Design
Promotes environmental preservation, cultural sensitivity, inclusion, gender sensitivity, and safety
Well Designed Tourism Facility
UNESCO Heritage Site must be of outstanding value, Cultural Identity as well as:
Originality
Indigenousness
Authenticity
Uniqueness
Historicity
Magnitude
Excellence
5 Major Principles of an environmentally sustainable building design:
Healthful interior environment
Energy efficient
Environmental form
Use of ecological materials
Good design
Design and appearance of a tourism facility should be compatible with the landscape and local conditions. It exudes a strong “sense of place”
Facility Design
The feeling of being a unique and authentic setting as compared to once feels when in replicated site (replicate tourism)
Sense of Place
Administrative Order Number 2009-09 contain the specifications for signs, facilities, structures, and buildings in protected areas
DENR
Any letter, word, numerical, or pictorial presentation, illustration, decoration, emblem, device, symbol or trademark, flag, banner or any other figure or similar character used to announce, direct attention to, or advertise, and is visible to the public
Signs
signs inscribed with the information on the protected area, its boundaries and facilities
Administrative Signs
Sign inscribed with the symbol showing the location and direction of the different facilities and important featured sites in a protected area
Directional Sign
Sign in a written, visual, or interactive way which relates a story or a message to improve the visitors understanding and appreciation of the features of a particular area
Interpretive Sign
Sign scribed with symbols for limiting the activities or access of visitors in a protected area or some places within it.
Restrictive Sign