The New Urban Park
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The New Urban Park
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Author : Hal Rothman
language : en
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Release Date : 2004
The New Urban Park written by Hal Rothman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Nature categories.
From Yellowstone to the Great Smoky Mountains, America's national parks are sprawling tracts of serenity, most of them carved out of public land for recreation and preservation around the turn of the last century. America has changed dramatically since then, and so has its conceptions of what parkland ought to be. In this book, one of our premier environmental historians looks at the new phenomenon of urban parks, focusing on San Francisco's Golden Gate National Recreation Area as a prototype for the twenty-first century. Cobbled together from public and private lands in a politically charged arena, the GGNRA represents a new direction for parks as it highlights the long-standing tension within the National Park Service between preservation and recreation. Long a center of conservation, the Bay Area was well positioned for such an innovative concept. Writing with insight and wit, Rothman reveals the many complex challenges that local leaders, politicians, and the NPS faced as they attempted to administer sites in this area. He tells how Representative Phillip Burton guided a comprehensive bill through Congress to establish the park and how he and others expanded the acreage of the GGNRA, redefined its mission to the public, forged an identity for interconnected parks, and struggled against formidable odds to obtain the San Francisco Presidio and convert it into a national park. Engagingly written, The New Urban Park offers a balanced examination of grassroots politics and its effect on municipal, state, and federal policy. While most national parks dominate the economies of their regions, GGNRA was from the start tied to the multifaceted needs of its public and political constituents--including neighborhood, ethnic, and labor interests as well as the usual supporters from the conservation movement. As a national recreation area, GGNRA helped redefine that category in the public mind. By the dawn of the new century, it had already become one of the premier national park areas in terms of visitation. Now as public lands become increasingly scarce, GGNRA may well represent the future of national parks in America. Rothman shows that this model works, and his book will be an invaluable resource for planning tomorrow's parks.
Urban Parks
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Author : Margaret Ann Atwater
language : en
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Release Date : 1984
Urban Parks written by Margaret Ann Atwater and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Parks categories.
Reconstructing Times Square
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Author : Alexander J. Reichl
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Reconstructing Times Square written by Alexander J. Reichl and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Architecture categories.
When the big ball drops on New Year's Eve, thousands are there to witness that great glittering sight, while millions more watch on national television. Times Square may be the cultural hub of America, the "Crossroads of the World," but its lights have not always shone as brightly as they do now. Once a glamorous theater district, Times Square and 42nd Street had degenerated into a neighborhood known for the winos and sex shops of "Midnight Cowboy" until New York's business and arts communities stepped in. These advocates of urban revitalization exploited cultural and historic preservation arguments to transform a low-income entertainment district into a Disney-fied tourist mecca. Where Ratso Rizzo once kicked cars and "hookers" plied their trade, Mickey Mouse now greets visitors from atop a Disney superstore surrounded by rising office towers, theaters, and theme restaurants—all thanks to huge tax subsidies and government support. Alexander Reichl tells the fascinating story of how cultural politics and economic greed transformed the city's physical and social environment with an ongoing multibillion-dollar redevelopment program, changing the district from a symbol of urban decline to one of urban renaissance. He explains the political significance of the historic preservation and arts-related approach to urban revitalization, showing how it was used to appeal to the upscale values of middle-class New Yorkers often hostile to urban renewal. He also examines the role of the Walt Disney Company in the project and demonstrates its power to redefine a premier public space. In telling the story of Times Square, Reichl reveals much about politics and power at the city level and their relationship to the development of urban space. He frames his lively narrative with an illuminating account of how historic preservation initiatives at all government levels have displaced large-scale federal urban renewal programs as the dominant approach to urban development, and he shows the importance of political discourse and cultural politics in mobilizing public support for urban redevelopment. Now that it has been reconfigured for the 21st century, Times Square provides a rich and multifaceted case for exploring the latest trends in urban renewal. Yet Reichl suggests much that has happened here is regrettable: the ousting of low-income citizens to serve commercial interests, the loss of a culturally diverse entertainment district, and the failure to address persistent class- and race-based segregation in a central urban area. By getting to the heart of the Great White Way, Reconstructing Times Square provides an important look at urban renewal-and politics—in a changing America.
New Urban Park Typology Interchanging Programs
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Author : Kimyung Kim
language : en
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Annual Report
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Author : Columbus Horticultural Society, Columbus, Ohio
language : en
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Release Date : 1900
Annual Report written by Columbus Horticultural Society, Columbus, Ohio and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with Gardening categories.
The Reliable Book Of Outdoor Games
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Author : Henry Chadwick
language : en
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Release Date : 1893
The Reliable Book Of Outdoor Games written by Henry Chadwick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Games categories.
Garden And Forest
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Author : Charles Sprague Sargent
language : en
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Release Date : 1888
Garden And Forest written by Charles Sprague Sargent and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Botany categories.
The Horticulturist
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language : en
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Release Date : 2013
The Horticulturist written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Electronic journals categories.
Architecture Review
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Author : University of Pennsylvania. Department of Architecture
language : en
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Release Date : 1994
Architecture Review written by University of Pennsylvania. Department of Architecture and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Architecture categories.
A New Approach To Planning An Urban Park System
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Author : Rosemary Margaret Thompson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
A New Approach To Planning An Urban Park System written by Rosemary Margaret Thompson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Parks categories.