LOCATION MAP OF SABRANG TOURISM PARK i ACRONYMS Ea Each Ha Hectare km2 Square Kilometre Km Kilometre m3 Cubic metre m2 Square metre M Metre Mw Mega-Watt Tk Bangladesh Taka T Tonne ATP Accumulated Tourism Patronage BEPZA Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority BEZA Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority BIDA Bangladesh Investment Development Authority BTB Bangladesh Tourism Board CUFL Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Factory DC Deputy Commissioners EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EPZ Export Processing Zone EZ Economic Zone FGD Focus Group Discussion FDI Foreign Direct Investments FY Fiscal Year GDP Gross Domestic Product GRC Grievance Redress Committee GOB Government of Bangladesh ICDS Integrated Child Development Scheme ICT Information and communication technology IT Information and Technology KAFCO Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited KEPZ Korean Export Processing Zone KGDCL Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Ltd. KII Key Informant Interview MICE Meeting, incentive travel, convention and exhibition industry OP Operational Policy PAP Project Affected Person PMO Prime Minister’s Office PPP Public-Private Partnership PSDSP Private Sector Development Support Project RAP Resettlement Action Plan RMG RadyMade Garments SCC Suggestion and Complaint Committee SPARRSO Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization SMEs Small-and Medium-Enterprises ii SMF Social Management Framework SMP Social Management Plan TP Tourism Park TTP Tribal Peoples Plan UK-DFID UK-Department for International Development UNO Upazila Nirbahi Officer iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Location Map of Sabrang Tourism Park ·········································································· i Acronyms·························································································································· ii Table of Contents ············································································································ iv Table of Figures ·············································································································· vi Table of Tables ················································································································ ix Chapter 1. Project Overview ··························································································· 1 1. Introduction ·········································································································· 1 2. Scope of the Study ·································································································· 8 Chapter 2. The Fundamental Concepts of Development ··············································· 9 1. Objectives of the Development of the Sabrang SEZ ··················································· 9 2. Developmental Concepts ······················································································ 12 Chapter 3. Competitiveness Advantage and Industry Assessment ····························· 13 1. Industry and Market Assessment ·········································································· 13 2. Competitiveness Analysis ····················································································· 15 3. Demand Estimates ······························································································· 47 Chapter 4. Market Strategy ··························································································· 77 1. Product Definition of Sabrang Tourism Park ························································· 77 2. SWOT Analysis and The Enhancement/Mitigation Strategies ································· 78 Chapter 5. Transport Assessment ················································································· 99 1. Description of Transport Assessment ···································································· 99 2. Sabrang Tourism Park in the Regional Context ···················································· 100 3. Existing Transport Networks ·············································································· 102 4. Potential Opportunities and Constraints ····························································· 105 5. Proposed Transportation Network ····································································· 105 Chapter 6. Site Assessment·························································································· 111 1. Cox’s Bazar District in the Regional Context ························································ 111 2. Tourism Resources ···························································································· 114 3. Setting of the Site Boundary and Land Ownership ··············································· 116 4. Physical Conditions ···························································································· 119 5. Existing Infrastructure ······················································································· 123 6. Comprehensive Analysis····················································································· 127 iv Chapter 7. Master Plan ································································································ 129 1. Planning Concept ································································································129 2. Introduced Functions ··························································································131 3. Spatial Concept ···································································································134 4. Land Use Plan ·····································································································136 5. Employees and Population ··················································································142 6. Road Network ····································································································145 7. Park and Open Space Plan ···················································································149 8. Area Division of the Sabrang TP ··········································································151 9. Zoning Plan ········································································································153 10. Phased Development Plan ·················································································164 Chapter 8. Infrastructure Plan ··················································································· 169 1. Infrastructure Concept ························································································169 2. Infrastructure Plan ·····························································································169 3. Cost Estimates ····································································································176 Chapter 9. Environmental and Social Footprint ························································ 187 1. Environmental Footprint ····················································································187 2. Social Footprint ··································································································240 Chapter 10.Financial Analysis ···················································································· 279 1. Assumptions for Financial Analysis ·····································································279 2. Sensitivity Test for Viability ················································································292 Chapter 11. Economic Analysis ·················································································· 295 1. Assumptions for Economic Analysis ····································································295 2. Sensitivity Tests ·································································································299 Chapter 12. Institutional Framework ········································································ 301 1. Institutional Framework of the Sabrang TP ··························································301 References ··················································································································· 309 APPENDICES ················································································································ 313 Appendix 1. Records of Stakeholder Meetings ·························································313 Appendix 2. Literature Review ················································································329 Appendix 3. Implementation Schedule ····································································338 v TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1.1. Selected Growth Indicators, 1990-2015 .................................................................................. 1 Figure 1.2. Contribution to GDP by Respective Industrial Sectors, 1960-2015 ............................. 2 Figure 1.3. FDI Net In-flows in Bangladesh, 1996-2014 .......................................................................... 3 Figure 1.4. Total Contribution of Travel and Tourism to GDP in .......................................................... 4 Figure 1.5. International Tourism: Receipts and Number of Arrival, 1995-2014 ......................... 5 Figure 2.1. General View of the Tourism Value Chain ............................................................................... 9 Figure 2.2. Cox’s Bazar Tourism District .....................................................................................................