developing a wetland centre, English - Wetland Link International

At the end of the process, the Master Plan document will be a formal and tangibledefinition of the proposed development that can be used to guide planning,implementation and funding. An example of the development process is as follows:• Project start up meeting – Agree scope of works and timetable.Meet members of project team. Submission of data request ‘wishlist’.• Site visit and data synthesis – Review existing data (ecological,hydrological, environmental, audiences etc.). Site visit to collectadditional data. Setting of targets (learning, visitation, ecologicaletc.). Data synthesis, identification of constraints and barriers,evaluation of site functioning.• Feasibility assessment – Evaluation of potential building anddevelopment costs, habitat feasibility, logistical and operationalconstraints.• Development of learning, interpretation, access and audiencedevelopment policies and plans15