Preface to the 2020 edition -- Preface -- I. Historical overview of park usage. The pleasure ground: 1850-1900 ; The reform park: 1900-1930 ; The recreation facility: 1930-1965 ; The open-space system: 1965 and after -- II. The politics of park design. The powers that be ; Users: class and classification ; Benefits and use ; The role of parks in the city
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
Analysis
ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design
Notes
Despite inclusion of "Preface to the 2020 edition," this is the original 1982 edition
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-339) and index
Notes
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