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Ormrod, Richard K. – Parks and Recreation, 1984
To utilize park facilities to their fullest, visitors must be well-oriented to the park's physical layout. The results of a study undertaken at Rocky Mountain National Park indicate that information should be readily accessible and easy to use. (DF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Information Services, Maps, Needs Assessment
Goodrich, Kristina – Parks and Recreation, 1981
Cable television has great potential for the future of mass communication. While some recreators lament television as an unsocial form of recreation, others see it as beneficial for its ability to reach shut-ins and handicapped groups. (JN)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Communications, Consortia, Educational Media
Stevens, Lawrence N. – Parks and Recreation, 1980
People in all urban areas want a well-balanced system of urban recreation opportunities which include neighborhood facilities and programs for all segments of the population. Federal programs must immediately consider and attempt to improve the present state of urban recreation and park programs. (CJ)
Descriptors: Administrators, Citizen Role, Community Role, Futures (of Society)
Gray, David E. – Parks and Recreation, 1980
The future maintenance and improvement of park and recreation programs involves: (1) remembering that access to recreation should be independent of socioeconomic status; (2) developing and using marketing skills to serve human needs; (3) expanding and using research for better programs; and (4) evaluating programs for their contribution to human…
Descriptors: Athletics, Delivery Systems, Ecological Factors, Economic Factors