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Item A planning procedure for water-oriented recreation facilities: self-sustained parks through fiscal and physical planning(Texas Tech University, 1976-12) Fletcher, James EdwardNot availableItem A public recreational and cultural center for Lake Conroe(Texas Tech University, 1976-05) Hawkins, R. HunterNot availableItem Criteria and techniques for estimating optimum recreational capacity at water resources projects(Texas Tech University, 1959-05) Porter, Kenneth R.Participation in outdoor recreation is increasing in both the public and private sectors, and administrators of both realize the necessity for determining the optimum capacity of recreational areas. At the present, methods for evaluating capacity are divergent in terminology and use. Yet the objectives are the same: development of a planning and administrative tool for the best use of recreational resources. The basic principles for determining optimum capacity can be identified in these methods; however, they do not provide for a comprehensive approach to the problem. The purpose of this thesis is to employ these principles in developing a practical methodology for determining optimum capacity of water resource projects. The objective of this thesis is to develop methodologies which can assist agencies of the Federal Government, in particular the United States Army Corps of Engineers, in planning the development and utilization of these resources for recreational purposes.Item Role of splash parks in outdoor public recreation(Texas Tech University, 2005-12) Lewis, Lisa J.The objectives of the study were to determine the appropriateness and feasibility of creating a splash park in Lubbock, Texas. This project evaluated the appropriateness of a water facility of this nature for Lubbock, desirability by the potential users, and safety of operation. A site selection criterion was created and used to determine which of the suggested locations was the most suitable for this type of facility. Research was conducted by interviewing designers within the industry, manufacturers of splash park equipment, and city parks and recreation officials involved in the construction and maintenance of splash parks. Information from case studies, site observations, surveys of children and guardians at splash parks, and information from adults associated with splash parks was compiled and evaluated. This analysis demonstrated that splash parks provide play value; that is children enjoy using splash parks while performing activities and engaging in behaviors which other research has shown contribute to child development. Using this information, design criteria for splash parks were developed. These design criteria form the basis of the proposed design for a public splash park located in a City of Lubbock park.Item Role of splash parks in outdoor public recreation(2005-12) Lewis, Lisa J.; Kvashny, Alon; Packard, Jana; Klein, Charles H.The objectives of the study were to determine the appropriateness and feasibility of creating a splash park in Lubbock, Texas. This project evaluated the appropriateness of a water facility of this nature for Lubbock, desirability by the potential users, and safety of operation. A site selection criterion was created and used to determine which of the suggested locations was the most suitable for this type of facility. Research was conducted by interviewing designers within the industry, manufacturers of splash park equipment, and city parks and recreation officials involved in the construction and maintenance of splash parks. Information from case studies, site observations, surveys of children and guardians at splash parks, and information from adults associated with splash parks was compiled and evaluated. This analysis demonstrated that splash parks provide play value; that is children enjoy using splash parks while performing activities and engaging in behaviors which other research has shown contribute to child development. Using this information, design criteria for splash parks were developed. These design criteria form the basis of the proposed design for a public splash park located in a City of Lubbock park.Item Valuing the Invaluable: An Investigation of Outdoor Recreation Behavior, Perceived Values of Ecosystem Services, and Biophysical Conditions on Channel Islands National Park(2014-05-06) van Riper, Carena JImpacts on parks and protected areas are modifying ecosystems that provide benefits to sustain human health and well-being. Compelling evidence of ecological and economic values has been gathered to better understand the implications of these changing social-ecological conditions; however, social values have received considerably less attention. There is a strong need to integrate disciplinary perspectives on the value concept and illustrate the full value of nature experienced through outdoor recreation activities. My dissertation drew from theoretical frameworks in psychology, economics, and ecology to better understand the multiple values of Channel Islands National Park (CINP), California, U.S. Specifically, I examined ?held? value orientations, ?assigned? values of ecosystem services, and ecological values of the CINP. In first of three papers, I tested the value-belief-norm (VBN) theory of environmentalism to determine the psychological processes driving low-impact behavior among outdoor recreationists. I observed that behavioral engagement was more strongly related to biospheric-altruistic held values than egoistic concerns. Also, moral norm activation was a direct antecedent to behaviors that minimized the spread of invasive species, degradation of archeological artifacts, and overfishing in marine protected areas. In the second paper, I investigated how environmental worldview shaped the spatial dynamics of assigned values for ecosystem services on Santa Cruz Island within the CINP. Using Public Participation Geographic Information Systems methods, I found that held value orientations (i.e., biocentrism, anthropocentrism) manifested different values ascribed to marine and terrestrial environments. In the third paper, I compared assigned biodiversity values to spatially-explicit measures of ecosystem structure and function using a Social Values for Ecosystem Services (SolVES) mapping application and Maximum Entropy modeling. My results showed that distance to features relevant for park management, carbon sequestration, species richness, elevation, vegetation density, and several categories of land cover predicted the locations and intensity of preferences for biodiversity on Santa Cruz.