Everyone from the professional to the layperson is affected by what a designer proposes for the development of parklands. The entire community has a stake in the results. Dahl and Molnar enable the reader to experience the aesthetic and functional aspects of park design through the eyes of the people for whom parks are planned, designed, and built. The book bridges the gaps that often exist between park designer and park user, between landscape architect and park board, between administrators and maintenance staff. Readers will enjoy the witty and lively presentation of the principles that govern skillful plan interpretation and effective site design, addressing the modern-day challenges facing landscape architects, park administrators and personnel, and the communities they serve. The third edition includes a detailed treatment of creative funding solutions, including the ins and outs of grant writing and application. Readers will be better able to identify opportunities and generate ideas for building partnerships to help conceive and implement park projects. The authors engage the reader in thought-provoking discussions about multiple-use concepts, nature preservation and energy conservation, the increasing importance of cost-conscious budgeting, the value of good design and durable construction, and the latest in computer-assisted park design and maintenance.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more |
| ||||||||||||
 Sell Back Your Copy for $9.31
Whether you buy it used on Amazon for $20.99 or somewhere else, you can sell it back through our Book Trade-In Program at the current price of $9.31.
Used Price$20.99
Trade-in Price$9.31
Price after
Trade-in$11.68 |
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
From the Publisher
Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Booth, Basic Elements of Landscape Architectural Design (ISBN 9780881334784); Carpenter-Walker, Plants in the Landscape, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577660187); Crompton, Financing and Acquiring Park and Recreation Resources (ISBN 9781577666356); Kohnke-Franzmeier, Soil Science Simplified, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9780881338133); and Powell-Rossetti, The Healthy Indoor Plant: A Guide to Successful Indoor Gardening (ISBN 9781577661573).
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Authors
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Anatomy of a Park,
By
This review is from: Anatomy of a Park: Essentials of Recreation Area Planning and Design (Hardcover)
This is a good book for city planners who don't know a lot about park planning, but need to in order to develop well-used parks. Easy reading.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent book,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Anatomy of a Park: Essentials of Recreation Area Planning and Design (Hardcover)
This book is decent was expecting a little more content, this book was required for a 300 level college class and the book is more for highschool reading or freshmen in college.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Esssential Reading for the Parks Professional and Commissioner,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Anatomy of a Park: Essentials of Recreation Area Planning and Design (Hardcover)
This is a carefully crafted update of a classic primer that is essential reading for anyone engaged in park design or administration. The book would be especially useful to the new park commissioner who is looking for ways to add value to his/her park system through good design. The text is highly readable and is augmented by charming illustrations that makes for enjoyable reading of sometimes otherwise dull technical material.Jerrold Soesbe, FASLA
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
