Philae Temple, Aswan, Egypt: This ancient Egyptian
temple and tourist attraction was relocated stone by stone in the
1970s after heightening the Aswan Dam.
Tourism is a major factor in local and national economies,
providing employment and supporting the provision of local
amenities, but the effects of tourism itself, and the effects of
other developments on tourism can cause damage to the environment
and to this economy.
Mott MacDonald works with the leisure, tourism and heritage
industries to ensure that facilities and developments for leisure
and tourism have as few impacts on the environment as possible. We
also work to ensure that environmental impacts from other projects
do not harm the tourism industry.
Our expertise in this sector includes:
- Award winning landscaping
projects
- Environmental and feasibility studies for new developments
- Environmental impact
assessments for developments and highway schemes with respect
to their proximity to cultural heritage
- Visual, air and noise impact assessments for new
developments
- Remediation of contaminated land
- Environmental assessments and statements for planning
applications
- Feasibility studies of change of use for areas for natural
heritage to leisure and tourism
- Environmental management plans for sustainable tourism
- Contributions to policy-making and strategic management in
tourism and leisure
Recent project experience includes:
- Award winning landscape architecture for Norfolk's Cromer sea front
enhancement programme, UK, including renovating the Grade II
pier and promende while protecting Cromer's Victorian and Edwardian
heritage
- Environmental impact assessment for the A3 Hindhead tunnel, UK,
covering cultural heritage and leisure impacts amongst others
- Environmental impact assessment for the redevelopment of Umm Al
Nar power and desalination plant, UAE, secondary impacts addressed
included archaeology and cultural heritage
- Review of causes and development proposals to counteract
dewatering of a world heritage archaeological site, Turkey
- Flood Alleviation Scheme for the River Irwell, UK, examining
the environmental issues for different options and their impact on
the river environment as well as heritage and recreation
- Environmental assessment and preparation of an environmental
statement for a planning application for two golf courses and a
hotel and leisure complex, Northern Ireland
- In-depth survey and advice on de-silting Langold Lake, Worksop,
UK for wildlife and leisure activities
- Feasibility survey and environmental assessment of the use of
Ashfield Reservoirs, UK, for leisure
