The Wisconsin recreational planning program divided the landscape resources into those physical resources possessing intrinsic values and those possessing extrinsic values. Intrinsic values are those found in the natural landscape. Extrinsic values are those that have been created by man- made changes, adaptations, and additions to the natural landscape resource. By integrating the scientific and perceptual values of five basic environmental value patterns/environmental corridors, resource nodes, scientific, ethnic and personality patterns/ with necessary functional aspects of urban and regional planning, the blending of ribbons of concrete with ribbons of nature can be surpassed. In fact, a new design form for metropolitan areas can be created & the forms of human objects can be arranged to fit the quality of the landscape. This design form should evolve as a functional expression consistent with the inherent qualities of american landscape.
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