
| ANN FORSYTH, PhD, MPIA, is Dayton Hudson Chair of Urban Design and Director of the Metropolitan Design Center at the University of Minnesota. Her publications include Constructing Suburbs: Competing Voices in a Debate Over Urban Growth and Reforming Suburbia: The Planned Communities of Irvine, Columbia, and The Woodlands. |
| Acknowledgments. An Introduction to Small Parks. Overview of Park Planning and Design Concerns. 1: Size, Shape, and Number. 2: Connections and Edges. 3: Appearance and Other Sensory Issues. 4: Naturalness. 5: Water. 6: Plants. 7: Wildlife. 8: Climate and Air. 9: Activities and Groups. 10: Safety. 11: Management. 12: Public Involvement. Summary: Lessons About Small Parks. Design Examples. Example 1: Taking Advantage of Stormwater Management in a New Suburban Area. Example 2: Rehabilitating a Park for Community Revitalization. Example 3: Renovating a Suburban Park for Water Quality and Active Recreation. Example 4: Redefining the New Urban Town Square. Example 5: Reusing a Vacant Lot in the Center City. Design Development Guidelines. Design Development Issues in Brief. Key Words. References. Index. |
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