Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority

CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY
(Ministry of Environment and Forests )
Introduction:
Master plan foresees the coordinated physical
development of the many separate facilities and
functions of a Zoo, in order to guide growth and control
the final outcome. Related activities include “strategic
planning”, development of financial resources and
operational strategies and business planning, which
analyses human resources and operational
opportunities. The term ‘comprehensive planning’ is
sometimes used to describe a fully integrated planning
process that combines physical, financial and
operations planning. Collection planning guides the
management of living collections of animals and
plants. Zoos may also have an Educational plan or a
Conservation Master Plan. However, all these may also
be integrated in the overall planning process.
As typically presented, the Zoo planning process
involves a sequential investigation that proceeds in
well defined steps.
First the process entails inventory – the systematic
gathering of background information about all
concerns as “natural systems” (climate, geology,
hydrology, soils, existing vegetation); infrastructure
(utilities, structures); cultural systems (historic and
surrounding uses, cultural values ) and “precedence
and trend” (development models and economic trends
in Zoos and related industries).
Second, planners and designers conduct analysis – that
is, they evaluate data, which is often synthesized and
presented, both graphically and verbally in terms of
site opportunities and development constraints.
Next the planners and designers draft a development
program, which usually addresses the systematic
evaluation and organization of physical needs,
involves important but less tangible elements, such as
the identification of the institutions “vision” and
mission, as well as the cataloguing of those emotions,
Proceedings of
Training Programme
FORMAT FOR PREPARATION OF
MASTER PLAN FOR ZOOS *
* Approved in the 44th meeting of the Technical Committee
of the Central Zoo Authority held on 19.07.2005
Master Planning
of Zoos
memories, attitudes and facts that the zoo wishes
visitors to retain from their visit.
Fourth, the previous steps are then synthesized into a
conceptual plan, including concept level cost and
schedule projections, that represents an optimal
relationship among all of the major components; often
several alternative concepts are developed, compared
and evaluated by individuals or small groups with
strong interdisciplinary and synthetic skills.
Lastly, after a conceptual plan has been approved, it
is further developed as a final plan, with additional
levels of detail appropriate to institutional needs. The
final version of the Master Plan is then documented,
usually in illustrated report form, given final approval
and published.
The format
Part – I Chapters
1. Introduction – (includes history, objectives,
physical features like the topography of the area,
geology, rock & soil, flora and fauna, climate,
rainfall, season, approach, demography of the
surrounding area, legal status of the land, sources
of pollution, if any etc.)
2. Appraisal of the present arrangement and
constraints.
a) Animal section, veterinary section, store and
feed supply section, sanitation section,
maintenance section, security section, water
supply section, disposal of solid waste & liquid
waste – sewerage, visitors amenities, lawns and
gardens- landscape section)
b) Collection plan.
c) General zoo administration section.
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