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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Gooch, R. B. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Chief Technical Adviser to The National Playing Fields Association |
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| Monograph Title: | Selection and Layout of Land of Playing Fields and Playgrounds, 1959. |
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| Publishing Information: | London, England: The National Playing Fields Association |
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| Edition: | Revised |
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| # of Pages: | 92 |
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| Collation: | 92 pp. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Athletic fields; Playgrounds; Site factors; Siting; Design factors; Tennis courts; Cricket pitches; Cricket squares; Terraces; Bowls; Surface hardness; Grading; Turfgrass nursery; Planting; Banks; Baseball fields; Lacrosse fields; Field hockey; Rugby pitches
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Introduction; Part One: Selection of Land (Choice of Site); and Part Two: Design and Layout (Planning Considerations; Principles of Layout; Requirements of Individual Playing Facilities; Children's Playgrounds; and Layout Examples). |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Athletics -- Apparatus & equipment; Playgrounds; Athletic fields |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also related booklet, Memorandum on the Selection of Land for the Purpose of a Playing Field, 1946, R=127104. R=127104
See also earlier edition, 1956, R=127526. R=127526
See also later edition, 1963, R=127528. R=127528 |
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| Note: | Figures
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Includes appendix: "Statement issued by the National Playing Fields Association in April, 1955, regarding its recommended standard of 6 acres of playing space per 1,000 pf population"; pp. 84-87
Includes appendix: "Governing Bodies of Sport"; pp. 88-92 |
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| Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard: | "A minor revision of the 1956 edition." p. 231 |
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| Beard Section Heading: | Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Gooch, R. B. 1959. Selection and Layout of Land of Playing Fields and Playgrounds. Revised. ed. 92 pp. London, England: The National Playing Fields Association. |
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