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<br />. <br /> <br />000531 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />"--T---~- ..-.... <br />.. . ~ ,.. . . \. 0' <br />, . ~:J' , <br />. ". <br />.," .' <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />~. :;.... <br /> <br />-:, . <br /> <br />,:~. '. . . <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />," <br />.; ::":~~1..4..;. ~;. ..:' ":~.:i.J .('. <br /> <br />i... ...::::;~:. ,"'>\_ <br /> <br />~.~, ' <br /> <br />The Conservation Action/Metro Planning Division is a major unit within <br />the Northeast Regional Office's Resource Planning Services Program Area. <br />The Division's primary program responsibilities include: National <br />Rivers and Trails Studies, Regional Resource Studies, Urban Planning <br />Studies and Assistance, and Technical Assistance, including coordination <br />of Regional and Nat ional Conferences' deal ing with outdoor recreation <br />and natural resources topics. <br /> <br />During the course of the Division's regular studies and assistance <br />activities, substantial knowledge and expertise are accumulated by <br />our planners. Project T.A.P. (Technical Assistance Paper) has been <br />established as a convenient means of transmitting both the information <br />and the ideas developed by CA/M? staff. As such, it supplements the <br />Division's ongoing technical assistance, efforts. <br /> <br />Project T.A.P. provides practical information to public and private <br />organizations and individuals actively involved in outdoor recreation <br />and natural resources issues, Technical Assistance Papers are designed <br />to increase their ability to effectively provide outdoor recreation <br />opportunities and efficiently utilize the Nation's natural resources in <br />an environmen~al Iy sensitive manner. <br /> <br />SERIES A papers are prepared for general distribution, They offer <br />technical assi,stance to a broad spectrum of recreation and conserva- <br />tion interests. <br /> <br />SERIES B papers are intended primarily for U. S. Bureau of Outdoor <br />Recreation and other Department of the Interior personnel. <br /> <br />Project T.A.P. functions as an informal communications channpl. Thus, <br />'the ideas. opinions and recommendations expressed within each paper <br />are solely those of the author. They should not be construed as repre- <br />senting either the approval or disapproval of the Secretary of the Interior. <br /> <br />.1 <br />~ <br /> <br />The cover depicts a Renaissance conception of the ideal city. Created <br />by Vincenzo Scamozzi in the early seventeenth century, it is used here <br />to symbol ize the continuing effort to produce more' humane environments. <br /> <br />-" <br /> <br />.' <br />