Outdoor Recreation Legislation and Its Effectiveness / / Andrew Gehr Truxal.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Truxal, Andrew Gehr,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1929]; ©1929
• Year of Publication: 1929
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ; 311
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Part One. American Legislation for Public Outdoor Recreation. 1915-1927 --; Introduction --; 1. Recreation as Affected by City Planning and Zoning --; 2. The Municipality as the Unit in Conducting a Program of Recreation --; 3. Other Forms of Municipally Conducted Recreation --; 4. Liabilities of Cities When Conducting Public Outdoor Recreation --; 5. State and Federal Provisions for Public Outdoor Recreation --; Part Two. The Social Significance of Recreation --; Methodology Employed in Part Two --; VI. Attempts to Evaluate Recreation in Relation to Juvenile Delinquency --; VII. Association Between Play Areas and Delinquency in Manhattan --; Appendices --; A. State Laws and Local Ordinances Covering the Main Features of a Recreation System --; B. Model Ordinance Prepared by the League of Kansas Municipalities as a Guide to Municipalities Considering the Creation of Municipal Tourist Camps --; C. Summary Digest of State Laws Empowering Municipalities to Spend Public Funds for Music --; D. State Laws Making Provisions for State Parks, Forests and Reservations --; E. Table A, B. --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231887687; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/trux92232
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Andrew Gehr Truxal.

Studies commercial recreation, such as motion pictures and professional sports, in two parts. The first part presents a summary of the American legislature from 1915-1927 when provisions were made for public recreation; and the second part looks at Manhattan to see if recreation has any impact on juvenile delinquency.