ISBN:
0415415330
,
0415415349
,
9780415415330
,
9780415415347
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xix, 199 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Open Space - People Space
DDC:
304.23
Keywords:
Spatial behavior
;
Open spaces
;
Public spaces
;
Human geography
;
Regional planning
;
Outdoor recreation
Abstract:
Highly visual and containing contributions from leading names in landscape, architecture and design, this volume provides a rare insight into people's engagement with the outdoor environment; looking at the ways in which the design of spaces and places meets people's needs and desires in the twenty-first century
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part 1: Policy issues: what are the current challenges in planning for inclusive access?; Chapter 1 Public spaces for a changing public life; Chapter 2 'The health of the people is the highest law': Public health, public policy and green space; Chapter 3 Playful nature: What makes the difference between some people going outside and others not?; Part 2: The nature of exclusion: what is the experience of exclusion in different contexts?; Chapter 4 Culture, heritage and access to open spaces
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 5 Landscape perception as a reflection of quality of life and social exclusion in rural areas: What does it mean in an expanded Europe?Chapter 6 Mapping youth spaces in the public realm: Identity, space and social exclusion; Part 3: Design issues: where are the design challenges and what does inclusive design mean in practice?; Chapter 7 What makes a park inclusive and universally designed?: A multi-method approach; Chapter 8 'You just follow the signs': Understanding visitor wayfinding problems in the countryside
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 9 Developing evidence-based design: Environmental interventions for healthy development of young children in the outdoorsChapter 10 Healing gardens for people living with Alzheimer's: Challenges to creating an evidence base for treatment outcomes; Part 4: Research issues: where are the research challenges and which theories and methods offer most promise?; Chapter 11 Measuring the quality of the outdoor environment relevant to older people's lives; Chapter 12 Three steps to understanding restorative environments as health resources
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 13 On quality of life, analysis and evidence-based beliefIndex
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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