Parks Of The Future

Author : Amalie Wright
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780643106628

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Future Park by Amalie Wright Pdf

The first public parks were created on urban 'greenfields'. Once these designated sites had been used, cities looked towards post-industrial sites, and built parks in places that had suffered from environmental degradation, neglect, abandonment and conflict. With finite stocks of urban post-industrial land now also approaching exhaustion, more ways of making parks are required to create inclusive, accessible and resilient urban places. Future Park invites Australian built environment professionals and policymakers to consider the future of parks in our cities. Including spectacular images of public spaces throughout the world, the book describes the economic, social and environmental benefits of urban parks, and then outlines the threats and challenges facing cities and communities in an age when more than half the world's population are urban dwellers. Future Park introduces the need to embrace new public park thinking to ensure that benefits continue to be realised. Future Park illustrates imaginative and resourceful responses to real challenges by highlighting recent proposals and projects. These projects coalesce around four broad themes – linkages, obsolescences, co-locations and installations – responding to contemporary urban paradoxes, and ensuring parks continue to play a vital role in the lives of our cities.

Author : Thomas Hammer,Ingo Mose,Dominik Siegrist,Norbert Weixlbaumer
Publisher : Green Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : National parks and reserves
ISBN : 3865817653

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Parks of the Future by Thomas Hammer,Ingo Mose,Dominik Siegrist,Norbert Weixlbaumer Pdf

There has been an unmistakable boom in parks in Europe since the 1990s. This richly illustrated book discusses what role parks may play in promoting sustainable development.

Author : Amalie Wright,CSIRO (Australia)
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780643106611

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Future Park by Amalie Wright,CSIRO (Australia) Pdf

The first public parks were created on urban 'greenfields'. Once these designated sites had been used, cities looked towards post-industrial sites, and built parks in places that had suffered from environmental degradation, neglect, abandonment and conflict. With finite stocks of urban post-industrial land now also approaching exhaustion, more ways of making parks are required to create inclusive, accessible and resilient urban places. Future Park invites Australian built environment professionals and policymakers to consider the future of parks in our cities. Including spectacular images of public spaces throughout the world, the book describes the economic, social and environmental benefits of urban parks, and then outlines the threats and challenges facing cities and communities in an age when more than half the world's population are urban dwellers. Future Park introduces the need to embrace new public park thinking to ensure that benefits continue to be realised. Future Park illustrates imaginative and resourceful responses to real challenges by highlighting recent proposals and projects. These projects coalesce around four broad themes – linkages, obsolescences, co-locations and installations – responding to contemporary urban paradoxes, and ensuring parks continue to play a vital role in the lives of our cities.

Author : Victoria Newhouse,Alex Pisha
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780847870622

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Parks of the 21st Century by Victoria Newhouse,Alex Pisha Pdf

We are in the midst of a worldwide golden age of park creation, and featured here are powerfully telling examples at the forefront of this renaissance. Parks are essential to our well-being; this has never been clearer than it is today, and a recent surge of park development offers us much to celebrate. Parks of the 21st Century presents 52 parks in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Europe, and China that have turned despoiled and polluted land (including former factories, railroads, and industrial waterfronts) into beneficial landscapes. Landscape architects have been referred to as “the first environmentalists,” and Parks of the 21st Century shows how parks are being designed as proactive, dynamic green spaces. The High Line in New York is an early example of how an obsolete railroad could be transformed. Opened in 2009, it now attracts nearly 8 million visitors a year. In addition to providing public open space, these renewed landscapes offer economic revitalization and large-scale environmental improvement. Among the parks featured in this book are designs by well-known professionals such as James Corner Field Operations, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Kongjian Yu/Turenscape, and Catherine Mosbach.

Author : Ahmad Bakar,MOHD NAZIP SURATMAN
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789842296

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Protected Areas, National Parks and Sustainable Future by Ahmad Bakar,MOHD NAZIP SURATMAN Pdf

This book aims to examine the context and practice of national parks regarding a countries obligations to safeguard biodiversity through the protection and management of forest-protected areas. The book examines the wider impacts of national parks within the scope of an integrated environmental hub at the global and regional level and eventually delves into the country case. Three areas are covered: theoretical underpinnings and concepts related to national parks, exploring their various modalities and integrated concerns for the environment; an empirical review in lieu of effective management of protected areas as defined by the World Conservation Union IUCN, addressing the efficient use of human and material resources, including national/agency-protected area regulations and legislation, policies, international conventions and designations, management plans, and/or agreements associated with those areas; and evaluation of challenges underlying a countrys intention to gauge the potential of a national park and pinpoint adequate attention on exploiting new strategies for national park management.

Author : William C. Tweed
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520271388

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Uncertain Path by William C. Tweed Pdf

"Uncertain Path is a must read for wilderness and parks lovers who also know that climate change must be addressed if we are to be good stewards of our natural heritage. Bill Tweed is leading us down the right trail just in time." —Carl Pope, Chairman, Sierra Club "Author and naturalist Bill Tweed, like Muir, assumed that large, wild parks and wilderness areas could protect themselves, if we just let nature run its course. But on a hike along the John Muir Trail Tweed comes to the realization that, 'Natural' processes cannot lead reliably to 'natural' results in a world where climate change, global population, and habitat fragmentation have changed the operating rules...' It is a vital lesson we must all learn and act on—quickly and decisively—if we want to pass on a wild heritage to future generations."—Bruce Hamilton, Deputy Executive Director, Sierra Club “Bill Tweed has that rare combination of deep historical knowledge and even deeper passion for the national parks. He displays them both in Uncertain Path, a journey through the High Sierra that looks at the past and potential future of these American treasures. I can’t think of a better trail guide.”—Dayton Duncan, author of The National Parks: America’s Best Idea "This is history from the inside, intimate and provocative, growing from both the trail and from forty years of living with the Sierra Nevada. Younger generations are redefining the value of national parks just as global climate change transforms the very ecosystems that parks preserve. Tempered by managing parks and wilderness and people, Bill Tweed measures these sweeping changes with a clear eye. With deep concern and courage, he offers a sober vision of how to manage our national parks in the 21st century."—Stephen Trimble, author of Bargaining for Eden: The Fight for the Last Open Spaces in America "After nearly four decades as a park ranger revealing the secrets of nature to the visiting public, Bill Tweed took a 240-mile walk through the Sierra Nevada and took us along. Nothing escapes his loving attention, and like John Muir, Tweed sees each thing as connected to everything else, drawing rich conclusions about the future of the national parks. By all means, don't miss this trip."—Jordan Fisher Smith, author of Nature Noir "Bill Tweed's Uncertain Path is an invitation to the high country of the Sierra Nevada and also public land issues and philosophy. It's a wise and challenging exercise with a grand broad view."—Gary Snyder, author of The Practice of the Wild: Essays

Author : Mark Henry,Leslie Armstrong
Publisher : ESRI, Inc.
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Geographic information systems
ISBN : 9781589480803

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Mapping the Future of America's National Parks by Mark Henry,Leslie Armstrong Pdf

Demonstrating how geographic information systems (GIS) captures, stores, analyzes, manipulates, updates, and displays all forms of geographically referenced information, this visually stunning book is a unique resource for national park visitors and managers. Filled with colorful maps, charts, and photographs, this book documents the spread of GIS into every corner of the National Park Service and details its use in repairing trails and roads, locating artifacts, restoring American battlefields, guiding development, understanding wildfires, and protecting fragile lands. Dozens of detailed examples illustrate the invaluable role of GIS mapping in national parks.

Author : Steven R. Beissinger,David D. Ackerly,Holly Doremus,Gary E. Machlis
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780226423005

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Science, Conservation, and National Parks by Steven R. Beissinger,David D. Ackerly,Holly Doremus,Gary E. Machlis Pdf

Papers from a summit, "Science for Parks, Parks for Science: the next century," organized by University of California, Berkeley, in partnership with the National Geographic Society and the National Park Service and held 25-27 March 2015 at the University of California, Berkeley.

Author : David Barth
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781610919333

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Parks and Recreation System Planning by David Barth Pdf

Parks and recreation systems have evolved in remarkable ways over the past two decades. No longer just playgrounds and ballfields, parks and open spaces have become recognized as essential green infrastructure with the potential to contribute to community resiliency and sustainability. To capitalize on this potential, the parks and recreation system planning process must evolve as well. In Parks and Recreation System Planning, David Barth provides a new, step-by-step approach to creating parks systems that generate greater economic, social, and environmental benefits. Barth first advocates that parks and recreation systems should no longer be regarded as isolated facilities, but as elements of an integrated public realm. Each space should be designed to generate multiple community benefits. Next, he presents a new approach for parks and recreation planning that is integrated into community-wide issues. Chapters outline each step—evaluating existing systems, implementing a carefully crafted plan, and more—necessary for creating a successful, adaptable system. Throughout the book, he describes initiatives that are creating more resilient, sustainable, and engaging parks and recreation facilities, drawing from his experience consulting in more than 100 communities across the U.S. Parks and Recreation System Planning meets the critical need to provide an up-to-date, comprehensive approach for planning parks and recreation systems across the country. This is essential reading for every parks and recreation professional, design professional, and public official who wants their community to thrive.

Author : Gunnar Jarle Sorte
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Parks
ISBN : 9157642885

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Parks for the Future by Gunnar Jarle Sorte Pdf

Author : John S. Marsh,Bruce W. Hodgins
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998-05-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781554881307

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Changing Parks by John S. Marsh,Bruce W. Hodgins Pdf

This important book is a must for everyone concerned with the heritage and future of Canada’s parks. Contributors include an impressive assembly of noted park experts ranging from academic authorities and government parks personnel to concerned nonpolitical park supporters. Since the establishment of Banff National Park in 1885 and Algonquin Provincial Park in 1893, parklands have been part of Canada’s heritage. Where other protected areas, such as forest reserves, heritage rivers and greenways, have also been created, a more comprehensive view of the creation and management of conservation areas and marshland is discussed. Cooperative approaches to park management recognize the regional context of parks with respect to local communities, as well as the inclusion of more diverse groups of people, particularly Aboriginals. This work encourages the general public to take an interest in our priceless park heritage.

Author : Heritage Resources Programme (Canada),Programme des ressources du patrimoine,Parks Canada
Publisher : Heritage Resources Programme, University of Waterloo/Parks Canada, University of Waterloo
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : National parks and reserves
ISBN : MINN:31951P01067583M

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Workshop on Future Parks Canada Strategies, 1986-2001 by Heritage Resources Programme (Canada),Programme des ressources du patrimoine,Parks Canada Pdf

Author : Janice Morphet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : City planning
ISBN : 1873667264

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Parks, Open Space & the Future of Urban Planning by Janice Morphet Pdf

Author : Ronald A. Foresta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135989736

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America's National Parks and Their Keepers by Ronald A. Foresta Pdf

First Published in 2011. This book is a study of an expanding National Park System; it is also a study of the bureaucracy that shaped it, how it grew, and the stresses it faces. As Dr. Foresta shows, the Park Service is no stranger to controversy and change. One of the Service's strengths has been its pragmatism and adaptability, but current guidelines are hard to come by and the decisions of the future will be neither simple nor easy. This study is valuable not only for its analysis but for the informed, revealing picture it presents of an agency and a system that have enriched the lives of countless citizens and visitors to this country.

Author : Bob R. O'Brien
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780292791114

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Our National Parks and the Search for Sustainability by Bob R. O'Brien Pdf

A study of the US National Park Service’s efforts to allow for as many visitors as possible in the parks that are kept in as natural a state as possible. “Yosemite Valley in July of 1967 would have had to be seen to be believed. There was never an empty campsite in the valley; you had to create a space for yourself in a sea of cars, tents, and humanity. . . . The camp next to ours had fifty people in it, with rugs hung between the trees, incense burning, and a stereo set going full volume.” Scenes such as this will probably never be repeated in Yosemite or any other national park, yet the urgent problem remains of balancing the public's desire to visit the parks with the parks’ need to be protected from too many people and cars and too much development. In this book, longtime park visitor and professional geographer Bob O’Brien explores the National Park Service’s attempt to achieve “sustainability,” a balance that allows as many people as possible to visit a park that is kept in as natural a state as possible. O’Brien details methods the NPS has used to walk the line between those who would preserve vast tracts of land for “no use” and those who would tap the Yellowstone geysers to generate electricity. His case studies of six western “crown jewel” parks show how rangers and other NPS employees are coping with issues that impact these cherished public landscapes, including visitation, development, and recreational use./