Curtin University of Technology Department of Urban and Regional Planning The viability of Neighbourhood Parks for the promotion of physical activity Presented to partially fulfil the requirements of Planning Dissertation Beau Manton 15134664 8/11/2013 School of Built Environment Declaration I‚ Beau Manton declare that this dissertation represents my own research and does not use the work of others except where cited within the text. The ideas‚ views and opinions expressed
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Introduction Ocean Park‚ Hong Kong’s only homegrown theme park‚ was opened in 1977. It is the largest marine-based theme park in Asia‚ focusing on providing facilities for educational‚ recreational and conservation activities to the public. The park houses fourteen rides‚ an assortment of aquariums‚ a giant panda exhibit‚ observatories and educational laboratories. It is also the only Asian Park to be accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. Problem- Hong Kong Tourism In 2004‚
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Benefits of National Parks "More than 305 million people visited national parks in 2015‚ eclipsing the all-time visitation record that the National Park Service saw in the previous year." (United States National Park Service). More and more people are becoming interested in seeing the natural beauties of the world‚ proving the benefits of national parks far outweigh the cost. The government should continue to fund and support national parks‚ such as the Grand Canyon‚ because of the benefits they
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Executive summary In this Business Report for Luna Park‚ the reader would become aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the amusement park‚ as well as opportunities for the feature and threats to the company. Luna Park would be considered to be in the maturity phase of a product service and readers would be able to understand how this happened. Luna Park involves both primary and secondary market research in order to find out problems with the park and how customers have enjoyed their day. They also
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Canada’s oldest national park‚ Banff National Park‚ located 110-180 km west of Calgary in the province of Alberta. The coordinates of the park are 51.5 degrees north and 116.0 degrees west. Banff National Park encompasses 6641 square kilometers of valleys‚ mountains‚ glaciers‚ forests‚ meadows‚ rivers‚ and it is also surrounded by other national parks such as Jasper National Park and Glacier National Park. Banff National Park was established in 1885; the purpose of establishment is to settle a conflict
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STUDY 1 Ocean Park: In the Face of Competition from Hong Kong Disneyland Bennett Yim In April 2006‚ Ocean Park‚ Hong Kong’s only home-grown theme park‚ launched a syndicated loan to raise HK$4.1 billion for a master plan to revamp the Park.1 The master plan represented the Park’s strategic response to the arrival of Hong Kong Disneyland‚ which had opened the previous year. Ocean Park had expected attendance to drop significantly with Disney’s opening‚ but attendance at the Park had remained strong
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established the first national park. The primary reason behind the legislation of national parks is to preserve areas unmodified by humans. However‚ many speculations about the benefits of national parks exist due to the appropriation of Native Americans‚ tourism‚ and ecological factors. Yellowstone National Park‚ however‚ is more than just preserved nature. Throughout history‚ it has become a representation of national pride‚ identity‚ and culture. National parks evoke an aesthetic experience with
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1. What is National Parks and give examples? National park is a semi-natural land‚ declared and owned by government‚ which is restricted from most development and set aside for human recreation and environmental protection. Endau Rompin National Park‚ gazetted 1993 Gunung Ledang National Park‚ gazetted 2005 Islands of Mersing National Park‚ gazetted 2003 Penang National Park‚ declared 2003 Taman Negara National Park‚ established 1939 2. What is Protected Areas (PAs) and give examples?
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Name: Su Han Program: M2 Luxury Management Food&Wine Title of the case: Samsung and theme park industry in Korea 1) “Is the Global theme parks industry an interesting industry to be in?” a) Rivalry among existing competitors Is the industry growing rapidly? Yes‚because of the increasingly fierce competition and the maturity of the market. Concentration Do the 4 biggest players have together more than 80% of market share? Yes‚ because 4 biggest players which are The Walt Disney Company
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Micheal Crichton’s 1990 novel “Jurassic Park‚” is a science fiction cautionary tale of how reckless experimentation without proper oversight can lead to catastrophic results. The novel revolves around an isolated Costa Rican island and the dangerous experiments taking place there. When a series of mysterious animal attacks begin to occur on mainland Costa Rica‚ a connection is made between the attacks and the “biological reserve” on Isla Nublar. Two paleontologists Allen Grant and Ellie Sattler are
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