Planning Publications

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“Managing the Tourism Flood in Central Vietnam.” (February 2011). UNESCO’s World Heritage Magazine issue on sustainable tourism and world heritage. Starts on page 22. In Spanish.

“Transcending Barriers to Plan Implementation at World Heritage Sites Depends on New Mindset.” (March 2011). Chapter in Tourism Planning at Major World Heritage Archaeological Sites, published by UNESCO.

“Barreras para la implementación de los planes de manejo para áreas silvestres protegidas en Costa Rica.” Estudio por Gabriel Robles, Nelly Vásquez, Róger Morales, Jon Kohl y Bernal Herrera. 2008. The Nature Conservancy & CATIE. Technical Series #8. © 2008 The Nature Conservancy

“Barreras para la implementación de planes estratégicos en áreas protegidas.” (2008) Proceedings. Presentation given at the Second Latin American Parks Congress, Bariloche, Argentina. I was sponsored by the World Heritage Center/UNESCO. October 2007.

“Mental Models that Block Strategic Plan Implementation.” Reflections (May 2006). Journal, Society for Organizational Learning. See my bio and article abstract in the journal.

“Converting Unseen and Unexpected Barriers to Park Plan Implementation into Manageable and Expected Challenges.” IUCN’s PARKS (April 2006). In the “Planning for the Unexpected” theme, this article investigates barriers to park planning in mental models and how to circumvent those barriers. Abstract and paper PDF.

“Beyond Lumber.” Legacy. (June 2005). Interpretive planning helps America’s second largest heritage park, the Lumber Heritage Region in Pennsylvania, redefine its character.

Park Planning for Life. (2007) This methodological manual for UNESCO World Heritage Centre's Public Use Planning Program, consists of 2 volumes (aprox. 750 pages) and a series of PowerPoint presentations is used by public use coordinators in World Heritage Sites to develop strategic visitor management plans and implement them. © 2007 UNESCO & Rare. The manual placed second in the 2003 National Association for Interpretation Media Awards, training category. Currently in English, Spanish, and partially in Bahasa Indonesian.

“Into the Heart of Jurassic — ah, Komodo — Park.” Legacy (Jan/Feb 2003). Cover story. Komodo could use experience planning to promote a Jurassic experience. Reprinted on the International Zoo Educators Association webpage.

“Park Planning for Life.” Legacy (March/April 2002). RARE Center uses interpretive planning in its new Public Use Planning Program.

“Hurricane Homework.” G21: The World's Magazine (June 2000) and Honduras This Week (May 2000). How much has Honduras learned about hurricane readiness after Hurricanes Fifi and Mitch? “Hurricane Still Behind.” Letter to the editor to Planning Magazine (July 2002) based on the same article.

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February 18, 2011