Designing for Ecoliteracy in 21st Century Zoological Parks
visitor in the learning experience such as the nature play habitat trail at Woodland Park Zoo, the ice flow playscape in the arctic exhibit area at San Diego Zoo, or native garden demonstration areas.
C. Digital Media: This type of educational strategy involves video, audio, or other forms of digital media to engage zoo visitors in the learning experience.
D. Programs: This includes daily education programs available to zoo visitors as well as programs that require pre-registration and are only available intermittently. E. Special Events: This includes any special event intended to generate public awareness of environmental issues. F. Practice: This refers to zoological park design strategies that respond to a specific environmental issue through practice, such as the use of solar panels to reduce the consumption of energy sourced from non-renewable energy resources, the installation of water efficient and/or water recycling technology to reduce municipal water consumption, or the implementation of solid waste reduction programs such as recycling or composting.
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