TY - BOOK ID - 688825 TI - Great city parks AU - Tate, Alan AU - Eaton, Marcella PY - 2015 SN - 9780415538022 9780415538053 9781315750712 9781317612964 9781317612971 PB - London ; New York : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - landscape architecture KW - Environmental planning KW - urban parks KW - Western Europe KW - North America KW - Urban parks KW - Landscape architecture KW - Parcs KW - Architecture du paysage KW - landscape architecture [discipline] UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:688825 AB - "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. ER -