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Wilfong, R. T.; And Others – School Management, 1972
Argues that soils, topography, and ecology are three factors that school planners must consider. (Author)
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Facility Planning, Land Use, Site Analysis
Jostad, Karen – 1972
Suggestions offered in this manual may aid in the formation and maintenance of an environmental education program. It is designed to encourage the use of the outdoor classroom, to provide a means of assessing the appropriateness of a particular site for environmental education purposes, and to suggest how such a site may be maintained for…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Environmental Education, Evaluation, Facilities
Stanford Univ., CA. – 1968
An outline of the factors and conditions affecting the desirability of a specific building site. The primary factor headings are--(1) availability, (2) location, (3) environment, (4) accessibility, (5) size, (6) shape, (7) topography, (8) acquisition, (9) cost of land, (10) soil condition, (11) sub-surface condition, (12) site preparation, (13)…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Geographic Location, Guidelines, Land Use
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1994
The selection and planning of sites appropriate for school facilities is a critical and complex undertaking. This publication describes the many factors to be considered during the process of site selection, planning, development, and use. The introduction stresses the importance of knowing the community or territory and the local school system.…
Descriptors: Building Plans, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Grube, Karl W. – 1973
Sufficient research has been generated to economically justify the necessary capital investment expenditures in developing the public school site into a community land asset. Open space school sites designed, developed, and maintained as community land reserves are self-liquidating economic land units because they contribute significantly to the…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Parks, Elementary Schools, Land Use
Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, CO. – 1971
This book presents the site master plan for the Auraria Higher Education Center, which is dedicated to the offering of an urban-oriented program in higher education and is made up of three institutions -- the Denver Center of the University of Colorado, Metropolitan State College, and the Community College of Denver located on a single site in the…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Building Conversion, Campus Planning, Consortia
Klimes, Rudolf E.; And Others – 1975
The purpose of this study was to develop land-utilization options for the present holdings of the Berrien Springs Public Schools. In order to base these proposed options on facts and observable evidence, substudies of educational goals, enrollment projections, present school site, and the educational program were conducted. On the basis of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections
Grube, Karl W.; Bewley, Mary – 1978
The school site can become a resource capable of enriching both the educational and community environment. However, many different local and regional factors must be identified and interactions studied in order to develop a sound basis for effective school site selection, planning, and development. This document provides background material about…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Educational Finance, Educational Specifications, Environmental Education
Baas, Alan M. – 1973
This review cites documents and journal articles previously announced in the ERIC catalogs regarding the conventional aspects of site development, as well as some new trends in schoolhouse design. Economic necessities and changing educational practices suggest that the traditional concept of the school as a separate island within the community is…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Educational Complexes, Educational Facilities, Educational Parks
Grube, Karl W. – 1973
Three papers, each with an extensive bibliography, advance arguments concerning (1) the school site as a public land resource, (2) school board policy as related to economic alternatives for open space school site planning, and (3) the establishment of outdoor classrooms on school sites as public policy. In the first paper, the author contends…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Board of Education Policy, Economic Factors, Elementary Schools