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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Park, Urban park, Common land, Playground, Community Greens, Urban beach, Village green, Greenway, Medieval deer park, Roadside park, Involuntary park, Spanish garden, Regional park, Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan, Desire path, Rocket garden, Picnic table, Neighborhood parks, State park, Bridle path, Park district, Pleasure garden, Linear park, Urban wild, Foreshoreway, Pocket park, Park system, Overlook, Outstanding Natural Area, Parklet, Greenprinting, Park police, Park furniture, County park. Excerpt: An urban park, is also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space or municipal gardens (United Kingdom), is a park in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents of, and visitors to, the municipality. The design, operation and maintenance is usually done by government, typically on the local level, but may occasionally be contracted out to a private sector company. Common features of municipal parks include playgrounds, gardens, hiking, running and fitness trails or paths, bridle paths, sports field and courts, public restrooms, boat ramps and/or picnic facilities, depending on the budget and natural features available. In The Politics of Park Design: A History of Urban Parks in America, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1982), Professor Galen Cranz identifies four phases of park design in the U.S. In the late 19th century, large tracts of land on the outskirts of cities were purchased by city governments to create "pleasure grounds" semi-open, charmingly landscaped areas whose primary purpose was to allow city residents, especially the workers, to relax in nature. As time passed and the urban area grew around the parks, land in these parks was used for other purposes, such as zoos, golf courses and museums. These parks continue to draw v...
