As educational facilities are planned, communication will enhance both use of the facility for the dollar invested, and service and opportunity to the users. Communication also minimizes costs in energy, maintenance, and operation. (Author/MLF)

Discusses a study to examine developed acreage in 14 national parks. Total park acreage is compared to service center and campground acreage and total mileage of primary and secondary roads. The most probable future for national park landscapes is maintenance of the status quo. (Author/KC)

Describes the new learning resource center facilities at Kauai Community College (Hawaii). (MB)

The essential mission of park and recreation professionals should be to improve the quality of life for all citizens through creative, meaningful, leisure experiences. (JD)

Explores educational facilities issues from the personal perspective of being both an educator and an owner. Topics discussed include aligning curriculum and instruction with facilities design, green school rating systems, the relationship between facilities and achievement, longitudinal facilities research, post-occupancy evaluation, and…

Discusses how a contentious "town-gown" conflict on the edge of Berkeley's campus over expansion of its School of Public Policy was resolved through communication between the school and city preservationists. (EV)

Summarizes discussions from a seminar focusing on earthquakes and educational facilities, including findings related to educational buildings; partnerships; training; standards, regulations, and procedures; finance and legislation; and research and support. (EV)

Comments on current education-related trends, including the shift to a knowledge economy, the questioning of the relevance of current education, and changes in learning theory and pedagogy, then offers questions planners should ask when thinking of schools of the future. (EV)

Discusses the importance of the facility master plan (FMP) in defining project scope and validating or challenging the work of consultants. Offers three case studies illustrating how facility master plans averted problems or led to unanticipated benefits for the colleges involved. (EV)

Describes the award-winning designs of several elementary schools, including the educational context and design goals. Includes information on the designers and construction costs. Also includes the floor plan and photographs. (EV)

Describes how the University of Washington-Bothell and Cascadia Community College came to share a single site successfully. (EV)

Delineates the enrollment, program, and funding factors that contributed to a facilities crisis in the Fairfax County Public Schools, explains the planning process implemented to address them, and offers suggestions for adaptation by other institutions of learning. The focus is on the need to be proactive, to scan the environment for change, and…

Details various methods of paying for school construction in California, and discusses problems with "quick fixes" such as stock school plans, relocatable buildings, and shifting of professional services to developers rather than architects. (EV)

Discusses four steps to take before starting a major design and construction expansion program: (1) prepare a space program; (2) prepare a detailed conceptual estimate; (3) rank projects in order of importance; and (4) organize the institution to act effectively. (EV)

This case study of a model facilities planning process used at the University of Guelph shows how engagement of users and sound principles can lead to effective action. (EV)