People's parks : the design and development of Victorian parks in Britain / Hazel Conway.

Main entry:

Conway, Hazel.

Title & Author:

People's parks : the design and development of Victorian parks in Britain / Hazel Conway.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991.

Description:

xviii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-274) and index.
Public parks and municipal parks -- The need for parks -- Pioneering park development -- The park movement -- Design and designers -- Lodges, bandstands and the cultivation of virtue -- Local pride and patriotism -- Planting and park maintenance -- Permitted pastimes -- Recreation grounds, parks and the urban environment.
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ISBN:

0521390702
9780521390705

Subject:

Parks Great Britain History 19th century.
Parks Great Britain Design and construction History 19th century.
Architecture, Victorian Great Britain.
City and town life Great Britain History 19th century.
Architecture victorienne Grande-Bretagne.
Vie urbaine Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.
Parcs Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.
Parcs Grande-Bretagne Conception et construction Histoire 19e siècle.
Architecture, Victorian.
City and town life.
Parks.
Parks Design and construction.
Park
Parken.
Parcs Grande-Bretagne 19e siècle.
Architecture des jardins.
Jardins anglais.
Great Britain.
Großbritannien
Parks Landscape design
recreatiegebieden
amenity and recreation areas
architectuur
architecture
landgoederen
estates
tuinen
gardens
groene zones
green belts
geschiedenis
history
levensstijl
lifestyle
parken
particulier eigendom
private ownership
publieke tuinen
public gardens
openbare parken
public parks
sociaal milieu
social environment
stijl
style
stedelijke gebieden
urban areas
gemeenten
municipalities
sociale situatie
social situation
sociografie
sociography
Public Green and Parks
Openbare parken en groenvoorzieningen

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Victorian parks.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 188524
Call No.: ID:91-B1214
Status: Available

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