The Namche Conference: May 24-26, 2003 People, Park, and Mountain Ecotourism Participants and Presentations: Mr. Moses Vaughan

Mr. Moses Vaughan (Mill Valley, CA USA) Architect; email: mosearch@pacbell.net Abstract Architectural Design and Appropriate Technology in Remote Mountainous Regions The built environment: Green building methods to improve local standards and to mitigate negative impact of tourism facilities (discussion of fuel-saving stoves, alternative energy sources and appropriate methods of building energy efficiency while respecting traditional architectural forms). Opportunities and risks of tourism-related infrastructure (including roads, bridges, hydroelectric plants, visitor centers, outhouses, and waste facilities). Open forum on how to protect indigenous architecture, monuments, outdoor art. Perhaps a discussion of Zoning.

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