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Public parks : the key to livable communities / Alexander Garvin ; edited by Ronda Brands. by Garvin, Alexander. New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2011. Subjects Urban parks.   City and town life. ISBN:  9780393732795 (hardcover) 0393732797 (hardcover) Description:  224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. Edition:  1st ed. Contents:  The emergence of public parks -- Key roles -- Quantifying value -- Park development -- Site selection and adaptation -- Design influences -- Parks as evolving artifacts -- Parkways and park systems -- Stewardship -- Finance and governance -- The role of the public -- Sustainability: the key to success. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Everything that anybody (whether they are citizen activists, or public officials, or professional landscape architects, architects, and planners) needs to know about the critical role public parks play in creating livable communities. Millions of dollars are being spent on restoring parks and creating new ones. Planner Alexander Garvin explains the rationales for their existence, the forms they take, their value, ways to pay for and govern them, and the ingredients that make successful parks, providing the first single definitive source of wisdom about them."--From publisher's description.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 712.5 Ga Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 712.5 Ga Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waimea Public Library (Kauai) Adult Nonfiction 712.5 Ga Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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