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Direct linkSusanka, Sarah – Educational Gerontology, 2011
In many American communities today, the methods of construction, as well as the almost exclusive orientation to the convenience of the automobile, limit the functioning and independence of the aging population, and offer little opportunity for human interaction. Sarah Susanka's "Not So Big" series of books points toward a new way of…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Characteristics, Community Planning, Ecology
Download full textMoorman, Marta; Schlatter, Barbara E.; Hurd, Amy R. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2007
Adventure recreation activities like mountain biking, bouldering, and kayaking used to require considerable travel to unique locations. This is changing, however, as the new trend emerges in the United State of providing adventure recreation experiences in cities and towns, such as New York City and Golden, Colorado. This article highlights…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Quality of Life, Recreation, Physical Education Teachers
Olsen, Marvin E. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1976
The author discusses social values and goals from an ecological humanism viewpoint, with comparisons of national wealth, life style, and energy consumption between Sweden and the United States. (MF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Planning, Ecological Factors, Energy Conservation
Lamar, Carl S., Ed. – 1978
This book was designed to serve as a guide for vocational education administrators in implementing comprehensive program planning (the process of forecasting the future and then preparing for it) as called for in the Education Amendments of 1976. The content is presented in ten chapters. The first provides an overview of comprehensive planning in…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Advisory Committees, Community Planning, Comprehensive Programs
Pucinski, Roman – 1978
The state and local vocational education advisory councils, created by the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, provide citizen input into the development and planning of vocational education programs. The whole structure of American industry is undergoing enormous change. We look to vocational education to help prepare this nation for…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Community Cooperation
