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Great city parks

Tate, Alan, 1951- author

Overview

\"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\"-- Back cover.

• Publisher: Routledge
• Subject: Urban parks Europe, Western. / Urban parks North America. / Landscape architecture Europe, Western. / Landscape architecture North America.
• ISBN: 9780415538022, 0415538025, 9780415538053, 041553805X

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
SB484.E8 T37 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE