Parks For The People

Author : Elizabeth Partridge
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1984835165
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parks for the People written by Elizabeth Partridge and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge reveals the life and work of Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of Central Park, the United States Capitol building's landscape, and more. Nobody could get Frederick Law Olmsted to sit still. He was filled with energy, adventure, and dreams of changing the world. As a boy, he found refuge in the peace and calm of nature, and later as an adult, he dreamed of designing and creating access to parks for a growing and changing America. When New York City held a contest for the best park design for what would become Central Park, Olmsted won and became the father of landscape architecture. He went on to design parks across America, including Yosemite National Park and even the grounds for the United States Capitol. This scenic biography is lavishly illustrated by Becca Stadtlander, and National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge brings her renowned lyricism and meticulous research to the visionary who brought parks to the people.

Author : Matt Garczynski
Publisher : Running Press Adult
ISBN 13 : 0762469021
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This Is a Book for People Who Love the National Parks written by Matt Garczynski and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smart, short, and irresistibly illustrated, This Is a Book for People Who Love National Parks is a park-by-park celebration of the American outdoors. For devoted park-goers and casual campers alike, this charming guide is nothing short of a celebration of America's natural wonders. An introduction to the storied history of the Parks Service is paired with engaging profiles of each of the sixty-one National Parks, from Acadia to Zion and everything in between. Quirky facts and key dates are woven throughout, while refreshingly modern illustrations capture the iconic features of each majestic setting. Deeply researched but not too serious, This Is a Book for People Who Love National Parks is an essential addition to every park lover's field library.

Author : Lynden B Miller
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393732030
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parks Plants and People written by Lynden B Miller and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice on planning public spaces in urban areas, discussing the positive effects that parks and gardens can have on cities and their residents; and covering design, maintenance, volunteers, public funding, and private donations; with a list of plants and other resources.

Author : John T. Hultsman
Publisher : Venture Publishing (PA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning Parks for People written by John T. Hultsman and published by Venture Publishing (PA). This book was released on 1998 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning Parks for People has been extensively upgraded, revised, and expanded from its original 1987 edition. This second edition continues to enlighten and inform readers about what works and what doesn't in the design of today's parks, and does so with courage and humor. With more than 600 photographs and illustrations, this book offers examples of the good and the bad in park design (including mistakes the authors made in the past), as well as axioms, guidelines, and specific illustrations of what to do and what not to do. Newly added sections include Native American parks, group day use, accessibility, visitor safety, maintenance, outdoor recreation research, carrying capacity, customer service, and even a section on Heroes and Villains. The text has been written primarily in conversational English, rather than in a scholarly, scientific style. This book provides the reader with techniques for successfully designing parks and for changing poor design in existing parks.

Author : Katrina Brandon
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 9781597269186
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parks in Peril written by Katrina Brandon and published by Island Press. This book was released on 1998-07 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the experience of the Parks in Peril program -- a wide-ranging project instituted by The Nature Conservancy and its partner organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean to foster better park management -- this book presents a broad analysis of current trends in park management and the implications for biodiversity conservation. It examines the context of current park management and challenges many commonly held views from social, political, and ecological perspectives. The book argues that: biodiversity conservation is inherently political sustainable use has limitations as a primary tool for biodiversity conservation effective park protection requires understanding the social context at varying scales of analysis actions to protect parks need a level of conceptual rigor that has been absent from recent programs built around slogans and stereotypesNine case studies highlight the interaction of ecosystems, local peoples, and policy in park management, and describe the context of field-based conservation from the perspective of those actually implementing the programs. Parks in Peril builds from the case studies and specific park-level concerns to a synthesis of findings from the sites. The editors draw on the case studies to challenge popular conceptions about parks and describe future directions that can ensure long-term biodiversity conservation.Throughout, contributors argue that protected areas are extremely important for the protection of biodiversity, yet such areas cannot be expected to serve as the sole means of biodiversity conservation. Requiring them to carry the entire burden of conservation is a recipe for ecological and social disaster.

Author : Setha M. Low
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 029277821X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Urban Parks written by Setha M. Low and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-05-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of public recreation space and how urban developers can encourage ethnic diversity through planning that supports multiculturalism. Urban parks such as New York City’s Central Park provide vital public spaces where city dwellers of all races and classes can mingle safely while enjoying a variety of recreations. By coming together in these relaxed settings, different groups become comfortable with each other, thereby strengthening their communities and the democratic fabric of society. But just the opposite happens when, by design or in ignorance, parks are made inhospitable to certain groups of people. This pathfinding book argues that cultural diversity should be a key goal in designing and maintaining urban parks. Using case studies of New York City’s Prospect Park, Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park, and Jacob Riis Park in the Gateway National Recreation Area, as well as New York’s Ellis Island Bridge Proposal and Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park, the authors identify specific ways to promote, maintain, and manage cultural diversity in urban parks. They also uncover the factors that can limit park use, including historical interpretive materials that ignore the contributions of different ethnic groups, high entrance or access fees, park usage rules that restrict ethnic activities, and park “restorations” that focus only on historical or aesthetic values. With the wealth of data in this book, urban planners, park professionals, and all concerned citizens will have the tools to create and maintain public parks that serve the needs and interests of all the public.

Author : Julie Dunlap
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 9780876148242
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parks for the People written by Julie Dunlap and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the life of the man who designed New York City's Central Park

Author : Alexander Garvin
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0393732797
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Parks written by Alexander Garvin and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything that landscape architects, architects, planners, civic officials, and citizen activists need to know about the critical urban role of public parks. Everything that anybody (whether they are citizen activists, or public officials, or professional landscape architects, architects, and planners) needs to know about the critical role public parks play in creating livable communities. Millions of dollars are being spent on restoring parks and creating new ones. Planner Alexander Garvin explains the rationales for their existence, the forms they take, their value, ways to pay for and govern them, and the ingredients that make successful parks, providing the first single definitive source of wisdom about them.

Author : Lisbeth Kaiser
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 1786031744
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rosa Parks written by Lisbeth Kaiser and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the incredible life of Rosa Parks, ' The Mother of the Freedom Movement', in this inspiring story. In this true story of an inspiring civil rights activist, Rosa Parks grew up during segregation in Alabama, but she was taught to respect herself and stand up for her rights. In 1955, Rosa refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her decision had a huge impact on civil rights, eventually leading to the end of segregation on public transport. With stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, this empowering series celebrates the important life stories of wonderful women of the world. From designers and artists to scientists, all of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. These books make the lives of these role models accessible for children, providing a powerful message to inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world!

Author : Stan Stevens
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816530912
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indigenous Peoples, National Parks, and Protected Areas written by Stan Stevens and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""This passionate, well-researched book makes a compelling case for a paradigm shift in conservation practice. It explores new policies and practices, which offer alternatives to exclusionary, uninhabited national parks and wilderness areas and make possible new kinds of protected areas that recognize Indigenous peoples' rights and benefit from their knowledge and conservation contributions"--Provided by publisher"--