Introduction 1 Part I Of Cities and Parks How Much Parkland Should a City Have? 13 Chapter 2 The Different Kinds of Parks and Their Uses 20 Chapter 3 Is It Acres, Facilities, or Distance? 25 Chapter 4 Parks and Their Competition 33 Chapter 5 Neighborhoods Are Not All Created Equal 38 Chapter 6 It’s Not How Much but Who and Why 42 Chapter 7 A Process Rather than a Standard 46 Chapter 8 Stop, Look, and Listen 49 Chapter 9 Analyze and Prioritize 53 Chapter 10 Don’t Forget Money and Time 56 Chapter 1 To Andrew and Rebecca and their up-and-coming generationĬontents Foreword by Michael R. SB482.A4H35 2010 712'.50973-dc22 2009043096 Printed using Times New Roman Text design and Typesetting by Paul Hotvedt, Blue Heron Typesetting Printed by Printed on recycled, acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Keywords: urban parks, park planning and design, urban redevelopment, community gardens, landfills, wetlands and stormwater sewage ponds, rail trails, green roofs, schoolyard parks, covered resevoirs, river and stream corridors, cemetary parks, boulevards and parkways, decked highways, removing parking Urban landscape architecture-United States.

Includes bibliographical references and index. Urban green : innovative parks for resurgent cities / Peter Harnik.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Harnik, Peter. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, Suite 300, 1718 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009 ISLAND PRESS is a trademark of the Center for Resource Economics. Urban Green Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities Peter HarnikĬopyright © 2010 The Trust for Public Land All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions.

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