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| Material Type: | Chapter |
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| Author(s): | Graves, Robert Muir;
Cornish, Geoffrey;
Dodson, Ronald G. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Dodson: President, Audubon International, and chairman of the board, Audubon Society of New York State |
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| Title: | Planning the course |
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| Section: | The game and the course |
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| Volume Editors: | Graves, Robert Muir and Cornish, Geoffrey S. |
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| Monographic Source: | Golf Course Design, 1998, p. 23-52. |
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| Publishing Information: | New York: John Wiley & Sons |
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| # of Pages: | 30 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf course design; Playability; Aesthetic values; Golf course maintenance; Golf courses in the environment; Golf courses in the community; Golf courses; Classification; Planning; Site factors; Natural environment
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| Abstract/Contents: | Summarizes the issues involved in golf course design. Discusses the general principles of design, including those related to the game of golf, aesthetic values, and the future maintenance of the course. Summarizes design issues related to environmental protection and community benefit. Includes a classification of golf course types by ownership, length, site or vegetation type, and overall design scheme, with examples of each type of course design. Also includes a discussion of golf course design utilizing the natural features of the land and environment. |
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| ISBN: | 0-471-13784-7 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 7 |
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| See Also: | For more information about the book this record is from, R=56405 |
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| Note: | Pictures, b/w
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Graves, R. M., G. Cornish, and R. G. Dodson. 1998. Planning the course. In Graves, Robert Muir and Cornish, Geoffrey S. (eds.) Golf Course Design. New York: John Wiley & Sons. |
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