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Urban open spaces / Helen Woolley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woolley, Helen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Space (Architecture)--Psychological aspects.
- Space (Architecture).
- Architecture--Human factors.
- Architecture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (277 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Spon Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- There is enormous interest in urban design and the regeneration of our urban areas, but current thinking often concentrates on the built form, forgetting the important role that open spaces play. Urban Open Spaces brings together extensive research and practical experience to prove the opportunities and benefits of different types of open space to society and individuals. Focusing on the importance of open spaces in daily urban life, the book is divided into three sections. The first section describes the social, health, environmental and economic benefits and opportunities th
- Contents:
- Social benefits and opportunities
- Health benefits and opportunities
- Environmental benefits and opportunities
- Economic benefits and opportunities
- Domestic urban open spaces
- Neighbourhood urban open spaces
- Civic urban open spaces
- A new deal for urban open spaces?
- Neighbourhood and recreational urban open spaces
- Civic urban open spaces.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-188) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-80228-9
- 1-135-80229-7
- 1-138-15142-4
- 1-280-04652-X
- 0-203-40214-6
- 9780203402146
- OCLC:
- 437250706
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