Title & Author:

Open space : people space / edited by Catharine Ward Thompson and Penny Travlou.

Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2007.

Description:

xix, 199 pages ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Public spaces for a changing public life / Jan Gehl -- "The health of the people is the highest law" : public health, public policy, and green space / Ken Worpole -- Playful nature : what makes the difference between some people going outside and others not? / Catharine Ward Thompson -- Culture, heritage, and access to open spaces / Judy Ling Wong -- 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 -- Mapping youth spaces in the public realm : identity, space, and social exclusion / Penny Travlou -- What makes a park inclusive and universally designed? : a multi-method approach / Robin C. Moore and Nilda G. Cosco -- "You just follow the signs" : understanding visitor wayfinding problems in the countryside / Katherine Southwell and Catherine Findlay -- Developing evidence-based design : environmental interventions for healthy development of young children in the outdoors / Nilda Cosco -- Healing gardens for people living with Alzheimer's : challenges to creating an evidence base for treatment outcomes / John Zeisel -- Measuring the quality of the outdoor environment relevant to older people's lives / Takemi Sugiyama and Catharine Ward Thompson -- Three steps to understanding restorative environments as health resources / Terry Hartig -- On quality of life, analysis, and evidence based belief / Peter A Aspinall.

Summary:

The multi-disciplinary team of contributors address issues of policy and planning, inclusive design and innovative research directions for inclusive open space and the outdoor environment.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contents only

ISBN:

9780415415330 (hb ; alk. paper)
0415415330 (hb ; alk. paper)
9780415415347 (pb ; alk. paper)
0415415349 (pb ; alk. paper)
(ebk)
9780203961827
020396182X

Subject:

Open spaces.
Public spaces.
Regional planning.
Human geography.
Spatial behavior.
Outdoor recreation.
Spatial Behavior
Espaces verts.
Espaces publics.
Aménagement du territoire.
Géographie sociale.
Comportement spatial.
Loisirs de plein air.
open spaces.
regional planning.
human geography.
spatial behavior.
Öffentlicher Raum
Soziologie
Landschaftsgestaltung

Added entries:

Ward Thompson, Catharine.
Travlou, Penny.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 259565
Call No.: BIB 190475
Status: Available