Archetypes are useful in reservoir planning.
A range of archetypal patterns for the planning of new reservoirs, and the reï¾design of old reservoirs, should be developed. Christopher Alexander, who proposed the use of archetypes in the planning process, suggests that: 'we can locate local reservoirs and distribution reservoirs so that people can get at them; we might build them as kinds of shrines, where people can come to get in touch with source of their water supply' (Alexander 1977: 325).
The following archetypes will be discussed below: wild reservoirs, agricultural reservoirs, urban reservoirs, new town reservoirs, park reservoirs, habitat reservoirs, forestry reservoirs, recreation reservoirs and children's play reservoirs [Fig 5.8].
