Paper trails: The Outdoor Recreation Resource Review Commission and the rationalization of recreational resources

This article examines the history of the Outdoor Recreation Resource Review Commission (ORRRC) in the United States between 1955 and 1963 and efforts to make recreational resources legible for federal governance. By drawing on insights from Critical Resource Geography, I highlight the ways that the...

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Published in:Geoforum 2010-05, Vol.41 (3), p.447-456
Main Author: Olson, Brent A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Environmental history
Governance
Landscape
Multiple Use
Natural resources
Nature conservation
ORRRC
Outdoor recreation
Rationality
Recreation
U.S.A
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Summary:This article examines the history of the Outdoor Recreation Resource Review Commission (ORRRC) in the United States between 1955 and 1963 and efforts to make recreational resources legible for federal governance. By drawing on insights from Critical Resource Geography, I highlight the ways that the ORRRC systematically accounted for and categorized recreational resources, creating a “patchwork landscape” that zoned outdoor recreational resources and promoted efficient use and rational resource conservation. I argue that these efforts required a negotiation between abstraction and an awareness of the situated nature of recreational landscapes.
ISSN:0016-7185
1872-9398
DOI:10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.11.014