Parks of the 21st century : reinvented landscapes, reclaimed territories / Victoria Newhouse with Alex Pisha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newhouse, Victoria, author.

Pisha, Alex, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National parks and reserves.

Public lands.

Parks.

Physical Description:

351 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Parks of the twenty-first century

Reinvented landscapes, reclaimed territories

Place of Publication:

New York : Rizzoli, 2021.

Summary:

"Presentation of 52 parks in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Europe, and China that have repurposed damaged, contaminated, derelict land (including former factories, railroads, industrial waterfronts, airports, quarries) and created productive new public landscapes. This may be considered adaptive reuse of land ("adaptive reuse" is typically applied to buildings). Heavily illustrated with photographs and drawings. Among the subthemes: Development of parks in Asia and Europe; historical precedent for parks from the 19th and 20th centuries built on former infrastructure. Environmental contribution of parks--how park features (including constructed wetlands or porous edges) can filter pollutants, rehabilitating/remediating the damaged land and contributing to a cleaner environment. How parks can mitigate major storms and protect against flooding by collecting water and releasing back into the environment only slowly. Social impact of new parks: they increase real estate values and thus often lead to gentrification, but can also improve traditionally underserved/neglected areas and neighborhoods"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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Railways

DequindreCut

Detroit, Michigan

The 606 (Bloomingdale Trail)

Chicago, Illinois

Prairie Line Trail

Tacoma, Washington

Highway Caps

Klyde Warren Park

Dallas, Texas

Park Over-Bos

Breda, Netherlands

Airports

Xuhui Runway Park

Shanghai, China

Alter Flugplatz

Bonames, Germany

Nansen Park

Oslo, Norway

Tempelhofer Feld

Berlin, Germany

Waterside Industry: Parks

Race Street Pier

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Waterloo Greenway

Austin, Texas

Renaissance Park

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Long Dock Park

Beacon, New York

ParcauxAngeliques

Bordeaux, France

Hinge Park

Vancouver, British Columbia

The Beach at Expedia Group

Seattle, Washington

Waterside Industry: Park Systems

New York City

Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park

Queens, New York

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Brooklyn, New York

Shanghai

Riverside Parks, Pudong (East)

Riverside Parks, Puxi (West)

Inland Industry

Culture of Water Ecology Park

Changchun, China

Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon Park

Zurich, Switzerland

The Square

Basel, Switzerland

Jiading Central Park

Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Parque Bicentenario

Mexico City, Mexico

Jardin Botanique

Taopu Central Park

Capital Steel Works Park

Beijing, China

Quarries

Quarry Garden

Pare du Peuple de I'Herbe

Carrieres-sous-Poissy, France

Zhenshan Park

Suzhou, China

Mei Garden

Jinhua, China

Huadu Lake Park

Guangzhou, China

Tangshan Quarry Park

Nanjing, China

Thomas C. Wales Park

Strongholds

Lorsch Abbey

Lorsch, Germany

Pare Drai Eechelen

Luxembourg City, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Fort bij Vechten

Utrecht, Netherlands

Qiaoyuan Wetland Park

Tianjin, China

Fuzhou Forest Trail

Fuzhou, China

Future

Graffiti Pier Park

Sanlin Eco Valley

Los Angeles River Revitalization Plan

Los Angeles River Master Plan

Los Angeles, California

Freshkills Park

Staten Island, New York.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9780847870622

0847870626

OCLC:

1242026567