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The Politics of Park Design [electronic resource]: A History of Urban Parks in America

Author
Cranz, Galen
Published
Cambridge : MIT Press May 1989
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361 p. ill
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Annotation 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.

Galen Cranz is Associate Professor of Sociology in Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley
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9780262530842
0262530848 (Trade Paper)
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Scholarly & Professional MIT Press
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