Urban Green
Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities
by Peter Harnik
Should I read this?
Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
For years American urban parks fell into decay due to disinvestment, but as cities began to reboundand 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 le...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
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Michael Bloomberg
“Peter Harnik …reveals how the push to preserve and promote our nation's urban parks is one of the most exciting frontiers in urban planning, dramatically changing the way we think about what is possible in a 21stcentury city.”
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