Open space : people space / edited by Catharine Ward Thompson and Penny Travlou.
Material type: TextPublisher: London ; New York : Taylor and Francis, 2007Description: xix, 199 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0415415330
- 9780415415330
- 0415415349
- 9780415415347
- 304.23 22
- HT391 .O57 2007
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Policy Issues: What are the Current Challenges in Planning for Inclusive Access? -- 1. Public spaces for a changing public life / Jan Gehl -- 2. 'The health of the people is the highest law': public health, public policy and green space / Ken Worpole -- 3. Playful nature: what makes the difference between some people going outside and others not? / Catharine Ward Thompson -- Pt. 2. The Nature of Exclusion: What is the Experience of Exclusion in Different Contexts? -- 4. Culture, heritage and access to open spaces / Judy Ling Wong -- 5. Landscape perception as a reflection of quality of life and social exclusion in rural areas: what does it mean in an expanded Europe? / Simon Bell and Alicia Montarzino -- 6. Mapping youth spaces in the public realm: identity, space and social exclusion / Penny Travlou -- Pt. 3. Design Issues: Where are the Design Challenges and What Does Inclusive Design Mean in Practice? -- 7. What makes a park inclusive and universally designed?: a multi-method approach / Robin C. Moore and Nilda G. Cosco -- 8. 'You just follow the signs': understanding visitor wayfinding problems in the countryside / Katherine Southwell and Catherine Findlay -- 9. Developing evidence-based design: environmental interventions for healthy development of young children in the outdoors / Nilda G. Cosco -- 10. Healing gardens for people living with Alzheimer's: challenges to creating an evidence base for treatment outcomes / John Zeisel -- Pt. 4. Research Issues: Where are the Research Challenges and Which Theories and Methods Offer Most Promise? -- 11. Measuring the quality of the outdoor environment relevant to older people's lives / Takemi Sugiyama and Catharine Ward Thompson -- 12. Three steps to understanding restorative environments as health resources / Terry Hartig -- 13. On quality of life, analysis and evidence-based belief / Peter A. Aspinall.
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