Haitian Storm and Sewer Gardens • Cap Haitien, Haiti
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A multidisciplinary team sponsored by the Organization of American States studied the rehabilitation and tourism opportunities of Cap Haitien, Haiti. As the historic French provential capital, the city is rich in historic architecture and sublime, monumental constructions like Sans Souci and the grand hilltop citadel. The team, led by historian T. Allan Comp, consisted of a marketing analyst, a publicist, two historic architecture specialists, and two landscape architects. The team produced a set of recommendations for increasing tourism and the physical means necessary for its success.

The team also identified the need for major sewage and drainage infrastructure improvement within the city--that there would be notourism until the sewage problem was solved. Kathy Poole speculated on ways sewage treatment and improvement could also provide desparately needed public landscapes.
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