Great City Parks

Author: Tate, Alan

Brand: Routledge

Edition: 2

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 344

EAN: 9780415538053

Release Date: 05-03-2015

Package Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English

Binding: paperback

Part Number: 150 Halftones, color

Details: 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 thirty significant public parks in 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 photographs– with this new edition featuring full colour throughout. Tate updates his seminal 2001 work with 10 additional parks, including: The High Line in NYC, Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam. All the previous city parks have also been updated and revised to reflect current usage and management.
This book reflects a belief that well planned, well designed and well managed parks and park systems will continue to make major contributions to the quality of life in an increasingly urbanized world.