The Regeneration of Public Parks
Title | The Regeneration of Public Parks PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Fieldhouse |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 195 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1135157898 |
The Urban Parks Programme, financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund, has sparked a new enthusiasm for the regeneration of Britain's parks. This unique reference book gives a valuable overview of all the elements of public park design. It emphasizes our parks' diversity and richness, and offers practical guidance as to their renovation and future care. It is essential reading for all those involved in the design, upkeep and regeneration of public parks.
The Public Parks of the City of Albany, N.Y.
Title | The Public Parks of the City of Albany, N.Y. PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1892 |
Genre | Albany (N.Y.) |
ISBN |
Annual Report of the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital
Title | Annual Report of the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | Parks |
ISBN |
The Public Parks of the City of Rochester, New York
Title | The Public Parks of the City of Rochester, New York PDF eBook |
Author | Rochester (N.Y.). Department of Parks |
Publisher | |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 1904 |
Genre | Parks |
ISBN |
Public Parks
Title | Public Parks PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick Law Olmsted |
Publisher | |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 1902 |
Genre | City planning |
ISBN |
Great City Parks
Title | Great City Parks PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Tate |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2013-05-13 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1135159432 |
Great City Parks is a celebration of some of the finest achievements of landscape architecture in the public realm. It is a comparative study of twenty significant public parks in fourteen major cities across Western Europe and North America. Collectively, they give a clear picture of why parks have been created, how they have been designed, how they are managed, and what plans are being made for them at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Based on unique research including extensive site visits and interviews with the managing organisations, this book is illustrated throughout with clear plans and professional photographs for each park. This book reflects a belief that well-planned, well-designed and well-managed parks remain invaluable components of liveable and hospitable cities.
Kansas City's Parks and Boulevards
Title | Kansas City's Parks and Boulevards PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Alley |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2014-10-27 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 143964800X |
A fast-growing frontier community transformed itself into a beautiful urban model of parks and boulevards. In 1893, East Coast newspapers were calling Kansas City the filthiest in the United States. The drainage of many houses emptied into gullies and cesspools. There was no garbage collection service, and herding livestock through the city was only recently prohibited. Through the diligent efforts of a handful of recently arrived citizens, political, financial, and botanical skills were successfully applied to a nascent parks system. Squirrel pastures, cliffs and bluffs, ugly ravines, and shanties and slums were turned into a gridiron of green, with chains of parks and boulevards extending in all directions. Wherever the system penetrated well-settled localities, the policy was to provide playgrounds, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, pools, and field houses. By the time the city fathers were finished, Kansas City could boast of 90 miles of boulevards and 2,500 acres of urban parks.