Download Anatomy of a Park: The Essentials of Recreation Area by Donald J. Molnar PDF

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By Donald J. Molnar

The Fourth variation of Anatomy of a Park good points an multiplied view of the perform, the enterprise, and the management of park layout, with details accumulated from interviews with pros from either the us and in another country. Highlights comprise: three-d web site plans and topographic maps with priceless tricks for interpretation of the making plans and development files shared by way of designers and consumers. accelerated insurance of the large problems with ecology-oriented “green layout” and the philosophy of sustainable perform. The economics of park layout: getting extra park to your cash and getting extra money in your park. A richly illustrated dialogue at the correct and improper how one can layout seating preparations. the newest advancements within the linkage of pervious pavement with storm-water administration, besides problems with survival for crops in dense city environments. finished guidance for the buyer looking a consulting clothier and the dressmaker looking a shopper, from the earliest initiation to the completed product. elevated examples and dialogue of the relationships and reasons of the weather of park layout, in addition to specialists’ critiques of what makes a very good park as opposed to an excellent park. crucial insurance of the way to maximise a park funds, together with the provide software technique, sponsorship, partnerships, and volunteerism.

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