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The politics of park design : a history of urban parks in America / Galen Cranz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cranz, Galen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban parks--United States--History.
- Urban parks.
- Urban parks--Design and construction--Political aspects--United States.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 347 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Urban parks in America
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1982]
- System Details:
- text file
- 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.
- Notes:
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 0262367866
- 9780262367868
- OCLC:
- 644396998
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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