People places : design guidelines for urban open spaces / txt
edited by Clare Cooper Marcus and Carolyn Francis ; drawings by Su Sin Tang and Yun Flora Yeh.
- 2nd ed.
- 367 p. ; ill. ; 29 cm. book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Urban Plazas, Clare Cooper Marcus, with Carolyn Francis and Robert Russell -- Is There a Role for the Urban Plaza? -- Definition -- Literature on Plazas -- Plazas in the Contemporary U.S. Scene -- A Typology of Downtown Plazas -- Design Recommendations -- Case Studies -- References -- Design Review Checklist -- Neighborhood Parks, Clare Cooper Marcus, with Clare Miller Watsky, Elliot Insley, and Carolyn Francis -- History of American Parks -- Future of Neighborhood Parks -- Literature on Parks -- Design Recommendations -- Special User Group Needs -- Typical Activities -- Park Typology and Case Studies -- References -- Design Review Checklist -- Miniparks and Vest-Pocket Parks, Clare Cooper Marcus, with Nanine Hilliard Greene -- Design Recommendations -- Case Studies -- References -- Design Review Checklist -- Campus Outdoor Spaces, Clare Cooper Marcus, with Trudy Wischemann -- Literature on Campus Open Spaces -- Design Recommendations -- Case Studies -- References -- Design Review Checklist -- Outdoor Spaces in Housing for the Elderly, Diane Y. Carstens -- Design and the Aging Process -- Housing for the Elderly -- Literature on Design and Aging -- Guidelines for Site Planning, Design, and Detailing -- Guidelines Based on Older People's Social and Psychological Needs -- The Needs of Residents with Alzheimer's Disease in Special Care Units -- Case Studies -- References -- Design Review Checklist -- Child Care Outdoor Spaces, Carolyn Francis -- Importance of the Environment -- The Literature -- Play and Development in the Child Care Setting -- Design Recommendations -- Case Studies -- References -- Design Review Checklist -- Hospital Outdoor Spaces, Robert Paine, Carolyn Francis, Clare Cooper Marcus, and Marni Barnes -- The Evolution of Hospital Design, Medical Theory, and the Provision of Outdoor Space -- The Changing Medical Paradigm and Research Linking Health and the Environment -- The Literature -- General Findings -- Design Recommendations -- Case Studies -- References -- Design Review Checklist -- Post-Occupancy Evaluation, Clare Cooper Marcus and Carolyn Francis -- Levels and Types of Evaluation -- An Exercise in Design Criticism Based on Human Needs -- An Exercise in Post-Occupancy Evaluation -- Conclusion -- References -- Index --
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Plazas--United States. City planning--History--United States--20th century. Open spaces--United States.