Talk:Adelaide Park Lands

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[edit] Title

I wonder whether the recent move is in line with Wikipedia naming conventions. Although "Park Lands" is the official name, it is very rarely used. "Parklands" is the predominant spelling in all respects aside those official. Google confirms this to be the case online at least, with "Park Lands" grossing less than 35,000 hits compared to more than 300,000 for "Parklands". --cj | talk 07:22, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree the word is parklands. But this article isn't about the generic, it's about the specific; titled for the name of the subject not the word used to commonly describe the subject. I mean this is an article with a proper noun title. — User:Donama 08:44, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Parklands today

"Recent developments in the parklands have focused on maintenance and upgrading of recreational facilities, particularly through the Greening of Adelaide tree planting and replacement programs" is a fatuous statement.

The Corporation of the Cty of Adelaide has actively worked to make the upgrading of recreational facilities as difficult as possible. Long term leases for playing fields and land for buildings (changing rooms and clubs houses) have been reduced from 20 years and upwards to 1 year permits of use[1]. Additions and extensions to these rooms are not approved. Club houses and storage facilites have been demolished and returned to a scrub setting.[2] The city council's tree planting programmes have been aimed at reducing the amount of green space available for playing fields [3]. Recent plans have shown a great reduction in the size and scope of the playing fields in the parklands.

[1] Adelaide University playing fields and buildings. 1 year permit of use, depsite repeated requests to gain longer term leases as in the past. 1 year permits in place for other users.
[2] Fitzroy croquet club. Building and playing fields destroyed despite requests from various groups to use the club house and fields.
[3] 2006 plans for Park 10 and surrounds (Adelaide Uni playing fields). Tree planting to severely reduce the size of playing fields.

Ozdaren 13:12, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Parklands maintenance

The greatest percentage of parklands is maintained by the various permit holders. This includes the University of Adelaide, Prince Alfred College, Christian Brothers College, Touch SA (City Touch) etc. In comparison the city council only maintains a small percentage of the parklands.

Ozdaren 13:18, 3 December 2006 (UTC)