Urban parks
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Other Identifiers
- Work cat.: 950212343: Ebert, R. Urban parks in Germany, 1995.
- Greenhalgh, L. People, parks & cities : a guide to current good practice in urban parks, c1996.
- AGRICOLA, Mar. 20, 1998(identifier: Urban parks)
- WorldCat, Mar. 20, 1998(t: urban parks, city parks)
- Web. 3(park 2: a tract of land maintained by a city or town as a place of beauty or of public recreation)
- Random House(park 1: an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.)
- LC database, Mar. 20, 1998(urban parks, city park, city parks) May 22, 2000 (titles: municipal parks)
- Metropolitan Design Center WWW site, Apr. 26, 2006(a year long project on redesigning neighborhood parks; small parks are a key part of most neighborhoods; multiple roles that parks can have as part of the public space in the urban landscape; central city parks)
Wikipedia description:
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and other incorporated places that offers green space and places for recreation to residents and visitors. Urban parks are generally landscaped by design, instead of lands left in their natural state. The design, operation and maintenance is usually done by government agencies, typically on the local level, but may occasionally be contracted out to a park conservancy, "friends of" group, or private sector company. Depending on size, budget, and land features, which varies considerably among individual parks, common features include playgrounds, gardens, hiking, running, fitness trails or paths, bridle paths, sports fields and courts, public restrooms, boat ramps, performance venues, or BBQ and picnic facilities. Park advocates claim that having parks near urban residents, including within a 10-minute walk, provides multiple benefits.
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