Open Space : People Space

by Ward Thompson, Catharine; Travlou, Penny

• ISBN13: 9780203961827
• ISBN10: 020396182X
• Copyright: 2007-09-07
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Highly visual and containing contributions from leading names in landscape, architecture and design, this volume provides a rare insight into people's engagement with the outdoor environment; looking at the ways in which the design of spaces and places meets people's needs and desires in the twenty-first century.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Laurie Olin

Preface

Policy Issues: What are the current challenges in planning for inclusive access

Public spaces for a changing public life

"The health of the people is the highest law": Public health, public policy and green space

Playful nature: what makes the difference between some people going outside and others not

The Nature of Exclusion: What is the experience of exclusion in different contexts

Culture, heritage and access to open spaces

Landscape perception as a reflection of quality of life and social exclusion in rural areas: what does it mean in an expanded Europe

Mapping youth spaces in the public realm: identity, space and social exclusion

Design Issues: Where are the Design challenges and what does inclusive design mean in practice

What makes a park inclusive and universally designed? A multi-method approach

'You Just Follow the Signs': Understanding Visitor Wayfinding Problems in the Countryside

Developing evidence-based design: environmental interventions for healthy development of young children in the outdoors

Healing Gardens for People Living with Alzheimer's: Challenges to creating an evidence base for treatment outcomes

Research Issues: Where are the research challenges and which theories and methods offer most promise?

Measuring the quality of the outdoor environment relevant to older people's lives

Three Steps to Understanding Restorative Environments as Health Resources

On quality of life, analysis, and evidence based belief

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