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Hoosier National Forest Hardin Ridge Recreation Area redesign : a visitor experience oriented approach to the design and management of the Hardin Ridge recreation area

This creative project examined design and management alternatives for the Hardin Ridge Recreation Area located in the Hoosier National Forest. The design intent of the project was to develop Hardin Ridge into a wildland recreation facility which offered visitors a variety of experiential opportunity and choice, and provided experiences which could effectively accommodate a demographically diversified population. This project would also provide environmental educational opportunities and attempt to retain the integrity of the sites natural systems. An examination of the importance and benefits of outdoor recreation, National Forest Service recreational planning, outdoor recreation demographic diversity and outdoor recreation design issues was conducted in formulating the projects design criteria and theory. This design criteria and theory was then utilized to create the design concepts directly applicable to the Hardin Ridge project site and develop a design ideology applicable to most U.S. wilderness recreation areas. The final product of the study was a design and management plan which effectively addressed the design objectives at Hardin Ridge and created a design model capable of meeting similar design objectives at the national level. / Department of Landscape Architecture

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/185743
Date January 1996
CreatorsSpann, Jason Hans
ContributorsBall State University. Dept. of Landscape Architecture., Hunt, Martha A.
Source SetsBall State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
Formatv, 134 leaves : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
SourceVirtual Press
Coveragen-us-in

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