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

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.

Table of Contents

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