This thesis addresses the problem of determining urban park and facility requirements. Traditionally, the standards approach has been used, however not only does it oversimplify the problem it also fails to reflect the diverse characteristics of urban populations. Standards are insensitive to the availability of community land and financial resources, and often lead to park and facility requirements which are unrealistic, uneconomical and unattainable. Furthermore, they are inadequate for determining development priorities and for making allocation decisions among facilities and planning areas. Although there has been a growing interest in developing methods which determine space needs for non-urban parks, little of this research has been ...
This thesis is part of a comprehensive group study undertaken by five students in the School of Comm...
The traditional approach to recreational planning and open space rarely, if ever, incorporates the d...
Today, the provision of recreation services and facilities is recognized as an essential component o...
Recreation has an important role in human life. Specifically, the open space around residential area...
One major task faced by public recreation planners is the determination of the type, quantity and qu...
The purpose of this thesis is twofold; first, to focus attention on the problems presently confronti...
Planners, in response to the growing demands for urban recreation and the unfulfilled needs inferred...
Recreation resources are unevenly distributed and contantly changing in the city. In this case, the ...
The growth of large urban centres in Canada, at a time when the availability of leisure is increasin...
The basic question facing recreation planners is: how much and what kinds of recreation opportunitie...
The purpose of this study was to determine the nature and the adequacy of public participation metho...
UnrestrictedTraditionally, park agencies address the shortage of urban parks by trying to increase t...
The spatial arrangement of public open spaces in communities has an important influence on the recre...
Equal opportunity in the provision of urban recreation resources has been the principal goal of most...
Maintenance of public welfare is the function of the public sector. It is the duty of a government t...
This thesis is part of a comprehensive group study undertaken by five students in the School of Comm...
The traditional approach to recreational planning and open space rarely, if ever, incorporates the d...
Today, the provision of recreation services and facilities is recognized as an essential component o...
Recreation has an important role in human life. Specifically, the open space around residential area...
One major task faced by public recreation planners is the determination of the type, quantity and qu...
The purpose of this thesis is twofold; first, to focus attention on the problems presently confronti...
Planners, in response to the growing demands for urban recreation and the unfulfilled needs inferred...
Recreation resources are unevenly distributed and contantly changing in the city. In this case, the ...
The growth of large urban centres in Canada, at a time when the availability of leisure is increasin...
The basic question facing recreation planners is: how much and what kinds of recreation opportunitie...
The purpose of this study was to determine the nature and the adequacy of public participation metho...
UnrestrictedTraditionally, park agencies address the shortage of urban parks by trying to increase t...
The spatial arrangement of public open spaces in communities has an important influence on the recre...
Equal opportunity in the provision of urban recreation resources has been the principal goal of most...
Maintenance of public welfare is the function of the public sector. It is the duty of a government t...
This thesis is part of a comprehensive group study undertaken by five students in the School of Comm...
The traditional approach to recreational planning and open space rarely, if ever, incorporates the d...
Today, the provision of recreation services and facilities is recognized as an essential component o...