Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority
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Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority

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Technical Session II What do you stand for? Mission 82 n What is your purpose? n Why do you exist? Vision n Where are you going n How do you want to be known? Design Innovation l What are the most limiting factors to zoo improvement? n Attitude of scarcity n Conservatism that only copies proven success (and mistakes) n Copies of copies reduce innovation n International Best Practice – a 25 year old idea that just got here Message n What do you want visitors to remember after their visit? These affirmative statements should be prepared for the zoo as a whole in the Master Plan and also should be re-defined for each project undertaken. Design Innovation n “Innovation does not swim in the main stream.” n Innovation prospers in an environment of both great need and great freedom. n Potential breakthroughs are found at the intersections of strong technologies or philosophies. n Build bridges not boxes, share ideas freely.

Levels of Innovation Business as usual n Low risk n Low gain! Best Practice n Modest risk n Modest gain. Cutting Edge n High risk n Possible high gain! Next Generation Ideas n Very high risk n Gains...unknown!! How well do you know your audience? Proceedings of Training Programme The Zoo Designer’s Dream Master Planning of Zoos n Regional demographics and trends n Surveys of visitors • Audience satisfaction • Tour groups • Repeat visitation • School groups • Seasonal patterns • Society membership • Daily patterns • Donor community • Design days (±85% of peak days) • Peak days • Opportunities to spread attendance more evenly How well do you know your animals? l Existing species l Conservation status l Quality of records l Existing individuals l Species-typical behaviour l Trends in husbandry and display l Animal husbandry standards It is possible for a zoo anywhere in the world with sufficient freedom, imagination and resources to move beyond the best existing zoo in the world. 83

Levels <strong>of</strong> Innovation<br />

Business as usual<br />

n Low risk<br />

n Low gain!<br />

Best Practice<br />

n Modest risk<br />

n Modest gain.<br />

Cutting Edge<br />

n High risk<br />

n Possible high gain!<br />

Next Generation Ideas<br />

n Very high risk<br />

n Gains...unknown!!<br />

How well do you know your audience?<br />

Proceedings <strong>of</strong><br />

Training Programme<br />

The <strong>Zoo</strong><br />

Designer’s<br />

Dream<br />

<strong>Master</strong> <strong>Planning</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong><strong>Zoo</strong>s</strong><br />

n Regional demographics and trends<br />

n Surveys <strong>of</strong> visitors<br />

• Audience satisfaction • Tour groups<br />

• Repeat visitation • School groups<br />

• Seasonal patterns • Society membership<br />

• Daily patterns • Donor community<br />

• Design days (±85% <strong>of</strong> peak days) • Peak days<br />

• Opportunities to spread attendance more evenly<br />

How well do you know your animals?<br />

l Existing species<br />

l Conservation status<br />

l Quality <strong>of</strong> records<br />

l Existing individuals<br />

l Species-typical behaviour<br />

l Trends in husbandry<br />

and display<br />

l Animal husbandry<br />

standards<br />

It is possible for a zoo<br />

anywhere in the world<br />

with sufficient freedom,<br />

imagination and<br />

resources to move<br />

beyond the best existing<br />

zoo in the world.<br />

83

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