Masters Theses

Date of Award

6-1967

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Landscape Architecture

Major Professor

B.S. Pickett

Committee Members

W.L. Shouse, R.B. Thompson, R.C. Knott

Abstract

In recent years much emphasis has been placed on the development of recreational facilities for utilization of leisure time by federal, state and local governments. The American citizen has expanded his demands for recreational activities from the two week vacation to the entire year. Non-working time has expanded until we now find it possible, and often desirable, to make use of some recreational facilities daily. Increases in disposable income, population growth, and mobility have emphasized the need for new, expanded, and well planned facilities.

Adequate planning for the rapid changes that have taken place has been difficult. Many efforts are now being made to correct existing deficiencies and plan for the future. While planning alone will not eliminate mistakes and conflicts, it will reduce them to a much smaller magnitude than if no planning takes place at all. Thorough planning for the most effective utilization of land, space, and facilities is a prerequisite to the development of a successful recreation outlet (17).

Other features which must be incorporated into a successful recreational outlet include safety, comfort, convenience, and pleasing appearance. All of these features help to determine the benefits and pleasures received by a user of the facilities, and the experiences that will be remembered after the visit. If a park, playground, or resort is designed and planned for the people, all types of people, then we may expect a maximum benefit to the people.

This thesis is concerned with the planning and design of a proposed park for Knox County on Melton Hill Lake, known as Cruickshank Bend. The major facilities were included after considering the standards and projected trends in recreation, and the desires of the people of Knox County as expressed by personnel of the Knox County Recreation Department, Metropolitan Planning Commission, and Tennessee Valley Authority.

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