Download or read book User Satisfaction at Urban Parks written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of quality experience at urban parks requires substantial consideration from park planners and park management teams. Evaluation of park users' judgements of a satisfactory park experience provides understanding of park users' needs and wants. This exploratory study demonstrates a new instrument for assessing urban park users' satisfaction.

Download or read book The Effect of Park Design on User Satisfaction written by Jason Ka Kui Lam and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Urban Green written by Peter Harnik and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years American urban parks fell into decay due to disinvestment, but as cities began to rebound—and evidence of the economic, cultural, and health benefits of parks grew— investment in urban parks swelled. The U.S. Conference of Mayors recently cited meeting the growing demand for parks and open space as one of the biggest challenges for urban leaders today. It is now widely agreed that the U.S. needs an ambitious and creative plan to increase urban parklands. Urban Green explores new and innovative ways for “built out” cities to add much-needed parks. Peter Harnik first explores the question of why urban parkland is needed and then looks at ways to determine how much is possible and where park investment should go. When presenting the ideas and examples for parkland, he also recommends political practices that help create parks. The book offers many practical solutions, from reusing the land under defunct factories to sharing schoolyards, from building trails on abandoned tracks to planting community gardens, from decking parks over highways to allowing more activities in cemeteries, from eliminating parking lots to uncovering buried streams, and more. No strategy alone is perfect, and each has its own set of realities. But collectively they suggest a path toward making modern cities more beautiful, more sociable, more fun, more ecologically sound, and more successful.

Download or read book User Satisfaction as a Design Factor for Recreation Vehicle Parks on the Texas Gulf Coast written by Robert Lee Bradley and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Urban Forest written by David Pearlmutter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-27 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on urban "green infrastructure" – the interconnected web of vegetated spaces like street trees, parks and peri-urban forests that provide essential ecosystem services in cities. The green infrastructure approach embodies the idea that these services, such as storm-water runoff control, pollutant filtration and amenities for outdoor recreation, are just as vital for a modern city as those provided by any other type of infrastructure. Ensuring that these ecosystem services are indeed delivered in an equitable and sustainable way requires knowledge of the physical attributes of trees and urban green spaces, tools for coping with the complex social and cultural dynamics, and an understanding of how these factors can be integrated in better governance practices. By conveying the findings and recommendations of COST Action FP1204 GreenInUrbs, this volume summarizes the collaborative efforts of researchers and practitioners from across Europe to address these challenges.

Download or read book Evaluating Urban Parks and Recreation written by William Scott Hendon and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1981 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluating urban parks and recreation.

Download or read book Rethinking Urban Parks written by Setha M. Low and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-05-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of public recreation space and how urban developers can encourage ethnic diversity through planning that supports multiculturalism. Urban parks such as New York City’s Central Park provide vital public spaces where city dwellers of all races and classes can mingle safely while enjoying a variety of recreations. By coming together in these relaxed settings, different groups become comfortable with each other, thereby strengthening their communities and the democratic fabric of society. But just the opposite happens when, by design or in ignorance, parks are made inhospitable to certain groups of people. This pathfinding book argues that cultural diversity should be a key goal in designing and maintaining urban parks. Using case studies of New York City’s Prospect Park, Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park, and Jacob Riis Park in the Gateway National Recreation Area, as well as New York’s Ellis Island Bridge Proposal and Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park, the authors identify specific ways to promote, maintain, and manage cultural diversity in urban parks. They also uncover the factors that can limit park use, including historical interpretive materials that ignore the contributions of different ethnic groups, high entrance or access fees, park usage rules that restrict ethnic activities, and park “restorations” that focus only on historical or aesthetic values. With the wealth of data in this book, urban planners, park professionals, and all concerned citizens will have the tools to create and maintain public parks that serve the needs and interests of all the public.

Download or read book Kuwait City Parks written by Subhi Abdullah Al-Mutawa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study, first published in 1985, was to investigate the management practices of the Kuwait City Park System and the relationship of these practices to user satisfaction. The decision making process affecting the parks had been fragmented between three agencies, and this created conflicts in different goals, responsibilities and objectives. The study shows how much impact the uncoordinated and fragmented decisions had on user satisfaction in the parks.

Download or read book National Urban Recreation Study written by United States. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. Mid-Continent Region and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book A Literature Review written by President's Commission on Americans Outdoors (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs Vol 4 No 1 2020 written by Senem Zeybekoglu Sadri, Dr.; Islam Hamdi El-Ghonaimy, Dr.; Begüm Erçevik Sönmez, Dr; Adedotun Ayodele Dipeolu, Dr., Onoja Matthew Akpa, Dr., Akinlabi Joseph Fadamiro, Dr; Ezgi Tok, Dr., Merve Guroglu Agdas, M.Sc, Mete Korhan Ozkok, M.Sc, Azem Kuru, M.Sc; Musilimu Adeyinka ADETUNJI, Dr; Antonios Tsiligiannis, M.Sc; Maria A EL HELOU, PhD candidate and published by Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: City, Urban Transformation and the Right to the City Senem Zeybekoglu Sadri, Dr. 1-10 PDF HTML Street Furniture Influence in Revitalizing the Bahraini Identity Islam Hamdi El-Ghonaimy, Dr. 11-20 PDF HTML A Research on Urban Identity: Sample of Kadikoy District Begüm Erçevik Sönmez, Dr. 21-32 PDF HTML Mitigating Environmental Sustainability Challenges and Enhancing Health in Urban Communities: The Multi-functionality of Green Infrastructure Adedotun Ayodele Dipeolu, Dr., Onoja Matthew Akpa, Dr., Akinlabi Joseph Fadamiro, Dr. 33-46 PDF HTML Socio-Psychological Effects of Urban Green Areas: Case of Kirklareli City Center Ezgi Tok, Dr., Merve Guroglu Agdas, M.Sc, Mete Korhan Ozkok, M.Sc, Azem Kuru, M.Sc 47-60 PDF HTML Automobile Trips to School and Safety Perspectives of Unplanned Lokoja Metropolis in North Central Nigeria Musilimu Adeyinka ADETUNJI, Dr. 61-70 PDF HTML Why isn’t urban development sustainable? An institutional approach to the case of Athens, Greece Antonios Tsiligiannis, M.Sc. 71-78 PDF HTML Towards A Post-Traumatic Urban Design That Heals Cities’ Inhabitants Suffering From PTSD Maria A EL HELOU, PhD candidate 79-90 PDF HTML

Download or read book National Urban Recreation Study written by United States. Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ecology Planning and Management of Urban Forests written by Margaret M. Carreiro and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-31 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trees and vegetation in cities aren’t just there to make the place look pretty. They have an important ecological function. This book contains studies and perspectives on urban forests from a broad array of basic and applied scientific disciplines including ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, landscape ecology, plant community ecology, geography, and social science. The book includes contributions from experts around the world, allowing the reader to evaluate methods and management that are appropriate for particular geographic, environmental, and socio-political contexts.

Download or read book Factors Affecting the Productivity of Urban Parks written by Thomas A. More and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The park system of two Massachusetts cities-Holyoke (pop. 44,819) and Fitchburg (pop. 39,332)-produced an estimated 605,608 visitor-hours of use during the summer of 1979. The average park produced 7,877 visitor-hours in Holyoke and 9,624 in Fitchburg, though use levels varied widely. Contrary to original expectations, neighborhood characteristics had little influence on use levels. Rather, park characteristics, particularly activities and amenities, had a significant effect on use. City officials wishing to maximize the use of their park system should consider investments in these resources while researchers build a more thorough, systematic body of knowlege about urban parks and their users.

Download or read book Sustainable Future for Human Security written by Benjamin McLellan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the human and societal aspects of sustainable development. Three major perspectives are considered: governance and its influence on sustainable development; urban environments and their broader human and environmental impacts; and disaster management. Each of these elements is critical in considering the current and prospective development of societies towards a sustainable future in which human security is guaranteed. This 2-volume set discusses a wide range of topics concerning sustainability and human security in Asia, particularly South East Asia. The individual chapters have been contributed by authors from various fields, and due to the breadth of the material are separated into two thematic volumes.The set offers a valuable resource for professionals and researchers in the urban planning industry, postgraduates, policymakers, government officials and natural resources managers. In addition, it can be used in courses on Environmental Engineering, Agriculture and Forestry, Public Policy and Earth Science.

Download or read book Structural Equation Modeling written by Gregory R. Hancock and published by IAP. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sponsored by the American Educational Research Association's Special Interest Group for Educational Statisticians This volume is the second edition of Hancock and Mueller’s highly-successful 2006 volume, with all of the original chapters updated as well as four new chapters. The second edition, like the first, is intended to serve as a didactically-oriented resource for graduate students and research professionals, covering a broad range of advanced topics often not discussed in introductory courses on structural equation modeling (SEM). Such topics are important in furthering the understanding of foundations and assumptions underlying SEM as well as in exploring SEM, as a potential tool to address new types of research questions that might not have arisen during a first course. Chapters focus on the clear explanation and application of topics, rather than on analytical derivations, and contain materials from popular SEM software.