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The politics of park design : a history of urban parks in America / Galen Cranz.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1982.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 347 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 0262367866
  • 9780262367868
Other title:
  • Urban parks in America
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.680973 19
LOC classification:
  • C73 1982
Online resources: 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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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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