Designing Small Parks

A Manual for Addressing Social and Ecological Concerns

Ann Forsyth, Laura R. Musacchio

206 pages, parution le 07/12/2005

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Designing Small Parks: A Manual for Addressing Social and Ecological Concerns provides guidelines for building better parks by integrating design criteria with current social and natural science research. Small parks are too often relegated to being the step-child of municipal and metropolitan open space systems because of assumptions that their small size and isolation limits their recreational capacity and makes them ecologically less valuable than large city and county parks. This manual is arranged around twelve topics that represent key questions, contradictions, or tensions in the design of small parks. Topics cover fundamental issues for urban parks, natural systems, and human aspects. Also included are useful case studies with alternative design solutions using three different approaches for integrating research findings into small urban park design.

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An Introduction to Small Parks
Overview of Park Planning and Design Concerns
1: Size, Shape, and Number
2: Connections and Edges
3: Appearance and Other Sensory Issues
4: Naturalness
5: Water
6: Plants
7: Wildlife
8: Climate and Air
9: Activities and Groups
10: Safety
11: Management
12: Public Involvement
Summary: Lessons About Small Parks
Design Examples
Example 1: Taking Advantage of Stormwater Management in a New Suburban Area
Example 2: Rehabilitating a Park for Community Revitalization
Example 3: Renovating a Suburban Park for Water Quality and Active Recreation
Example 4: Redefining the New Urban Town Square
Example 5: Reusing a Vacant Lot in the Center City
Design Development Guidelines
Design Development Issues in Brief

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Ann Forsyth, Laura R. Musacchio
Parution	07/12/2005
Nb. de pages	206
Format	21,5 x 28,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	835g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780471736806
ISBN13	978-0-471-73680-6