The politics of park design : a history of urban parks in America / Galen Cranz.
1982
SB482.A4 C73 1982
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Title
The politics of park design : a history of urban parks in America / Galen Cranz.
Author
Cranz, Galen.
ISBN
0262367866 (electronic bk.)
9780262367868 (electronic bk.)
0262030861
9780262030861
9780262367868 (electronic bk.)
0262030861
9780262030861
Publication Details
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1982.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 347 pages) : illustrations
Call Number
SB482.A4 C73 1982
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.6/8/0973
Summary
Galen Cranz surveys the rise of the park system from 1850 to the present through 4 stages - the pleasure ground, the reform park, the recreation facility and the open space system. Looking at both their physical design and social purpose, Cranz argues that city parks have become an instrument of social policy with the potential for reflecting and serving social values.
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