In the mid-1800's, the canal system in the U.S. was thriving. But, by the end of that century, roads and railways had replaced these commercial thoroughfares. Renewed interest in the abandoned canals is now resulting in renovation and ecological site development in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. (MA)

THE PAPERS SUMMARIZED IN THIS DOCUMENT WERE GIVEN AT A S.C.U.P. CONFERENCE AND WERE BASED UPON EXPERIENCES AT COLLEGES IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND PORTLAND, OREGON. CENTRAL TO ALL THE CONCEPTS OF PLANNING WAS THE LOCATION OF THE INSTITUTION, WITH THE ENSUING GEOPOLITICAL RESTRICTIONS. OTHER PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS VARIED IN…

Tells how a community college sifted through the building possibilities on the hot, dry, and windy Mojave desert. (Author)

The campus is surrounded by a circular drive with entry corridors leading to different portions of the campus. (Author)

SCICON, currently designating the Clemmie Gill School of SCIence and CONservation, is an environmental education program providing sixth grade students opportunities to learn about science, conservation, and ecological relationships in the natural environment. The title, SCICON, designates both a school campus and an instructional program. Section…

This document updates California's 1966 guidelines for school district determination of land size needs to support their education programs. The guide reflects the changes in educational programs that have affected school site usage and size requirements and includes recommended changes in site acreage for very large schools; equal access for…

This comprehensive campus plan for the University of Nebraska includes background information concerning the university along with a discussion of the planning approach and the phases in development of the plan. The city campus plan is based on the concept of a primary pedestrian boulevard, which achieves a unified whole, providing convenient…

A long range development plan, conceived as a general guide to final objectives, uses many diagrams and maps to illustrate the text. The plan is predicated on the assumption that orderly and efficient development of site possibilities is subject to ever-changing influences. The following areas are examined--(1) campus environment, (2) academic…

Following a review of campus planning history at the Berkeley campus, a statement of academic objectives and needs, and a description of the campus, a long range development plan is set forth representing an updating of the 1956 plan. The objectives, principles and major proposals of the plan are presented. Maps of the proposed campus developments…

Based on enrollment, building area and parking area projections, the development plan describes very briefly these areas of development: parking and housing, administration, athletics, academic departments, libraries, museums, related community and commercial services, transportation, land acquisition, and the neighborhood. Very detailed sketches…

College and university administrators are encouraged to preserve open space as an essential campus asset, using thoughtful planning and pursuit of a master plan that includes strategies to preserve open space in the face of powerful pressures for expansion and new facilities. Illustrations are offered from a number of campuses. (Author/MSE)

A survey of the long range planning of a community college serving five suburban townships. The background is traced in terms of--(1) the educational program and its objectives, (2) site characteristics, (3) climatic factors, and (4) planning requirements and concepts. The informal "village street" plan is illustrated with accompanying notes on…

Changes in California public higher education policy by the legislature in 1960 and the Regents of the University of California in 1966 are incorporated in new criteria for the establishment of new campuses. Criteria are based upon three methods of grouping campus facilities: high, medium, and low density. All new campuses are to be general…

A comprehensive examination of the campus as of the summer of 1964 is brought into uniform format and is concluded with a recommended program and plan for development. It contains a complete profile of the physical form of the University as it is now and as it may be in the future. Divided into five sections, the report discusses background,…

A campus plan for the University of Miami is preceded by background information concerning the university and a discussion of the three basic concepts giving major direction to the plan--(1) identity--distinguishing the campus from its surroundings, (2) inward growth--concentration of the highest densities of development toward the center of the…