Activistar, the organiser of "Planning A Clean & Green Township"
will be presenting on designing sustainably for the tourism industry at
the American Chamber of Commerce.
Daniel Tay will speak to a group of decision makers in the
hospitality industry on setting the importance on the environment from
the planning stage and modeling it for a sustainable future.
The Green agenda and eco-movement is not an uncommon feature in the
hospitality industry. Eco-resorts, sustainable development, saving
water, less shampoo, turtle conservation funds and other eco-projects
all contribute in bits and bytes, and are implemented eagerly by
management, staff and guests. However, there are more grounds to cover
if hotels, resorts and developments tie in to the regional master plans
or in simpler words, "the bigger regional picture." This methodology
often reduces duplication, involves shared resources and creates better
natural and human communities. Several regional planning concepts such
as New Urbanism and Designing with Nature will be introduced as well as a
current case study in North Vietnam.
Town planning is a whole system interlinked to form a working city.
It involves placing of housing, transportation, commercial, industrial,
enviromental,energy, water and much more to form a urban solution to
meet the needs of a population. Tourism has to be considered to enhance
the cultural and historical aspect of a city, hence it is important to
find this balance in the urban solution.
"Tying in Developments to the Greater Green Master Plan" will be held on 1 Sept 2011 at the AmCham Boardroom
http://www.amcham.org.sg/2011_09_01-Hospitality-Committee-Meeting
