| Description |
85 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Land and Community Design Case Study Series |
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Case study in land and community design |
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Case study in land and community design.
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| Contents |
Foreword / L. Susan Everett -- Urban Open Space: Case Study in Land & Community Design -- Introduction: Designing for User Needs -- The Laf Case Study Method -- Urban Open Spaces: Why Some Work and Others Don't -- Design, Development, and Decision-Making -- Bryant Park: A Case Study of Designing for User Needs -- Community Participation -- Evaluating the Needs and Limitations of Public Spaces -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Photo Credits -- Sources of Information -- Index -- About the Author -- Landscape Architecture Foundation Acknowledgments |
| Summary |
"Successful public spaces respond to the needs of their users, are democratic in their accessibility, and are meaningful for the larger community and society. While numerous publications offer fragments of research on user needs and conflicts in open space, this Land and Community Design Case Study integrates all this knowledge and makes it available to professionals, students, and researchers. Mark Francis draws on archival research, published case studies, site visits, and interviews with scholars, designers, facility managers, and open space users. He gleans significant findings and design implications related to user needs and conflicts and synthesizes them into an accessible and useful document. Urban Open Space identifies critical user needs and guidelines for addressing these needs in the planning, design, and management of public spaces."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-80) and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| SUBJECT |
Landscape architecture http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81069666 -- Case studies. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001484
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| Subject |
Landscape architecture -- Case studies.
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Landscape design -- Case studies.
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Open spaces -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Landscape Architecture Foundation (U.S.)
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| LC no. |
2003007887 |
| ISBN |
1559631139 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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