Main entry:

Cranz, Galen.

Title & Author:

The politics of park design : a history of urban parks in America / Galen Cranz.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1982.

Description:

xiii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-339) and index.
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.
Also issued online.

ISBN:

0262030861
9780262030861
0262530848
9780262530842

Subject:

Urban parks United States History.
Urban parks Design and construction Political aspects United States.
Parks United States History.
City planning United States.
Parcs États-Unis Histoire.
Parcs Construction Aspect politique États-Unis.
Urbanisme États-Unis.
Parcs urbains États-Unis Histoire.
Parks
City planning
Urban parks
Planung
Stadtpark
Parken.
Espaces verts Dessins et plans.
Espaces verts Aspect politique.
United States
USA
Geschichte
geschiedenis
history
menselijke relaties
human relations
publieke tuinen
public gardens
openbare parken
public parks
sociale interactie
social interaction
sociale structuur
social structure
sociale systemen
social systems
vs
usa
sociale relaties
social relations
Public Green and Parks
Openbare parken en groenvoorzieningen

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Urban parks in America

Holdings:

Location: Library main 126287
Call No.: 0006069 10628 A1729; ID:85-B21921
Status: Available