27523 Planning for Sustainable Destinations

This subject examines the application of environmental planning principles and practices to the level and quality of provision of facilities and settings for leisure and tourism experiences. The need for and role of environmental planning are defined in the context of leisure and tourism. Those aspects of state environmental planning legislation and practice that most directly impinge on leisure and tourism are examined in detail, in the context of achieving certain general aims and objectives. Environmental planning practices examined include plan formulation and preparation, processes and mechanisms of development control, including zoning and development standards, means of financing planning actions, and environmental impact assessment. While the focus is on the New South Wales planning system, this is primarily as an illustration of how planning affects leisure and tourism in practice, and some attention is paid to interstate and international examples.