ABSTRACT
Before designing sites and facilities it is important to put the right kinds in the right places. Site planning is essential if conflicts between different users, and between users and the landscape setting and wildlife, are to be minimized. Difficult or costly management and maintenance activities also have to be avoided. As with the development or marketing of any commodity, the operator has to match supply with demand. If this is not achieved, problems are likely to occur. Visitors may fail to get the most out of their experience; the setting or site may suffer undue wear and tear; expensive investments may be underused; other resource values such as habitats may be damaged unnecessarily.
