Outdoor Recreation Legislation and Its Effectiveness / / 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 ju...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
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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
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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