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Social Aspects of Housing in relation to Greenspace Planning Bibliography
Useful literature on user needs All land-uses: Alexander, et al. (1977) A Pattern Language. Housing Areas: Cooper Marcus and Sarkissian (1986) Housing as if people mattered. Outdoor areas in cities: Cooper Marcus and Francis (1990), People Places, van Nostrand Reinhold. Wurman, et al. (1972) The nature of Recreation, a handbook in honour of Fredrick Law Olmstead. This is a very old book but if you can find a copy to look at, you will find it a very useful starting point if you are not an expert in recreation. City streets and shopping areas: Whyte (1980) The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Schools: Adams (1990) Learning through Landscapes Project. Elderly: Stoneham, Jane and Thoday, Peter (1996: 2nd edition ) Landscape design for elderly and disabled people
Essential Reading for local greenspace Cooper Marcus and Francis,1990, People Places, Design guidelines for urban open space, pp. 69-169. Note in particular the design guidance list and use these as checklists whenever you are planning or designing urban greenspaces. See too Chapter 1 which deals with Urban Plazas and shows how to approach the site planning and design of these to meet user needs. Wurman et al (1972) The Nature of Recreation - a useful beginners guide. Burgess J., Harrison C., and Filius P.,1994, Achieving more sustainable neighbourhoods. In Proceedings of the ECE Dordrecht Workshop on Sustainable Urban Development, DUP, Delft, Netherlands.
Essential Reading - disabled and elderly D.Y. Carsten, Housing and outdoorspaces for the elderly, in Cooper Marcus and Francis, People Places, 1990, p171-210.
R. Paine and C. Francis, Hospital Outdoor Spaces, in Cooper Marcus and Francis, People Places, 1990, p263-291.
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