SPECIFIC INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THIS GUIDE TO PLANNERS OF AREAS AND FACILITIES FOR ATHLETICS, RECREATION, OUTDOOR EDUCATION, AND PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION. PART ONE CONCERNS BASIC CONCEPTS PERTINENT TO THE AREA OF CONSIDERATION. THE AIMS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SAFETY EDUCATION, AND RECREATION ARE LISTED. PLANNING PRINCIPLES, PLANNING UNITS, AND AREA TYPES ARE DISCUSSED. PART TWO DEALS WITH OUTDOOR AREAS AND FACILITIES. PLANNING TECHNIQUES ARE OUTLINED. SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING RECREATION, PARK, SCHOOL, OUTDOOR, AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION AREAS ARE GIVEN. PART THREE IS CONCERNED WITH INDOOR FACILITIES. THE DISCUSSION IS BROKEN INTO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, RECREATION BUILDINGS, AND GENERAL BUILDING FEATURES. PART FOUR PERTAINS TO AQUATIC AREAS AND FACILITIES. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF SWIMMING POOLS ARE CONSIDERED FROM A TECHNICAL VIEWPOINT. DEVELOPMENT OF WATERFRONTS AND BEACHES IS ALSO DISCUSSED. PART FIVE DEALS WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY AREAS AND FACILITIES. FACILITY NEEDS RELATED TO THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM IN THE LIGHT OF THE SCHOOL'S PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE DISCUSSED IN ONE CHAPTER AND SAFETY EDUCATION AREAS DEALING WITH DRIVER EDUCATION ARE DISCUSSED IN THE OTHER. THROUGHOUT THIS GUIDE SPECIFIC INFORMATION IS GIVEN TO GUIDE THE READER. SEVERAL APPENDICES INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AREAS AND FACILITIES FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND RECREATION, SPECIFIC DIAGRAMS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF ATHLETIC COURTS, RULES SOURCES, REQUIREMENTS OF THE AGING AND DISABLED, CHECK LISTS FOR PLANNERS, AND A GLOSSARY. COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ATHLETIC INSTITUTE, MERCHANDISE MART, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60654, OR FROM AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND RECREATION, 1201 18TH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036. (RH)