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Great city parks.

By: Tate, Alan, 1951- [author.]Contributor(s): Eaton, Marcella [author.]Publisher: London : Routledge, 2015Edition: Second edition / Alan Tate with Marcella EatonDescription: x, 332 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 28 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: BDZ0022792869ISBN: 9780415538053 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Urban parks -- Europe, Western | Urban parks -- North America | Landscape architecture -- Europe, Western | Landscape architecture -- North America | Architecture and Planning

| Europe

Contents:

1. Paley Park, New York 2. Yorkville Park, Toronto 3. Freeway Park, Seattle 4. Bryant Park, New York 5. The High Line, New York 6. Parc de Bercy, Paris 7. Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam 8. Parc Andr-Citron 9. Park Gell, Barcelona 10. Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris 11. St James's Park, London 12. Parque de Maria Luisa, Seville 13. Luisenpark, Mannheim 14. Vondelpark, Amsterdam 15. Parc de la Villette 16. Birkenhead Park 17. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London 18. Grant Park, Chicago 19. The Regent's Park, London 20. Stadtpark, Hamburg 21. Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord 22. The Groer Tiergarten, Berlin 23. Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York 24. Central Park, New York 25. Stanley Park, Vancouver 26 . Golden Gate Park, San Francisco 27. Emerald Necklace, Boston 28. Forest Park, St Louis 29. Amsterdamse Bos 30. Minneapolis Park System

Summary: This text is a comparative study of 20 significant public parks in cities in Western Europe and North America. As a collection they give a clear picture of why parks have been created, how they have been designed, and how they are managed. 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.

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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.

Previous edition: London: Spon Press, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text is a comparative study of 20 significant public parks in cities in Western Europe and North America. As a collection they give a clear picture of why parks have been created, how they have been designed, and how they are managed. 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.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

1 Paley Park, New York
2 Yorkville Park, Toronto
3 Freeway Park, Seattle
4 Bryant Park, New York
5 The High Line, New York
6 Parc de Bercy, Paris
7 Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
8 Parc André-Citroën
9 Park Güell, Barcelona
10 Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris
11 St James's Park, London
12 Parque de Maria Luisa, Seville
13 Luisenpark, Mannheim
14 Vondelpark, Amsterdam
15 Parc de la Villette
16 Birkenhead Park
17 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
18 Grant Park, Chicago
19 The Regent's Park, London
20 Stadtpark, Hamburg
21 Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
22 The Großer Tiergarten, Berlin
23 Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York
24 Central Park, New York
25 Stanley Park, Vancouver
26 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
27 Emerald Necklace, Boston
28 Forest Park, St Louis
29 Amsterdamse Bos
30 Minneapolis Park System

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CHOICE Review

Great City Parks may sound like the title of a coffee-table book, but this volume is of an entirely different kind. Tate, an English landscape architect currently teaching in Canada (Univ. of Manitoba at Winnipeg), has assembled a wealth of material on 20 internationally significant parks in Europe and North America. For each, he provides a detailed history as well as discussion of management, use, and future plans. The text is highly informed, well organized, and filled with useful insights and details. Tate sometimes indulges in critique, but the overall treatment is evenhanded. He manages to probe his case studies in depth while presenting the material concisely. The illustrations are generally of high quality; however, they are not as extensive as the discussion often warrants. This is an extremely useful reference work for landscape architects and planners as well as others with a serious interest in urban parks. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. R. Longstreth George Washington University

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