Designing The Parks
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Mission 66, Modernism and the National Park Dilemma
Submitted by Shaun Eyring on Wed, 2010-03-03 14:35
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Author:
Carr, Ethan
Year:
2007
Publisher:
University of Massachusetts Press in Association with Library of American Landscape History
Publication Location:
Amherst, MA
In the years following Word War II, Americans visited the national parks in unprecedented numbers, yet Congress held funding at prewar levels and park conditions steadily declined. To address the problem, in 1956 a ten-year, billion-dollar initiative titled "Mission 66" was launched, timed to be completed in 1966, the fiftieth anniversary of the National Park Service.
Reading List Category:
History
Preliminary Design Principles
Six design principles emerged from the rich and varied discussion that took place last year during Designing The Parks Part II at Cavallo Point. They are:
Park planning and design must demonstrate:
• Reverence for place;
• Engagement of all people;
• Expansion beyond traditional boundaries;
• Sustainability;
• Informed decision-making;
• An integrated research, planning, design, and review process.
