UNEP-Caribbean Environment Programme

Caribbean Regional Training Manual : Environmentally Sound Tourist Facility Design and Development for the Tourism Industry, UNEP/USAID/CAST, 1999*

This manual aims to improve the technical capabilities within the coastal developers and planners in the countries of the Wider Caribbean Region in addressing the problems arising from the traditional construction and design of tourism facilities, and to introduce concepts and guidance for the construction and environmental sustainability of new facilities.

Table of Contents
(all documents linked below are in .pdf format)

Cover, Foreword and Acknowledgements
Module 1: Identifying the Challenges
Module 2 : Introduction to the Essential Resources
Module 3 : Coastal Regulatory Protections
Module 4 : Sustainable Project Planning
Module 5a : What is Sustainable Infrastructure?
Module 5b : Design and Operation of Selected Sustainable Systems
Module 6 : Sustainable Building Design Guidelines
Module 7 : Monitoring Project Sustainability

* For a copy of the manual on CD-ROM please contact: Alessandra Vanzella-Khouri at avk.uneprcuja@cwjamaica.com

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