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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"public parks"”.
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How landscape architects achieve sustainability by using public parks and public parks contribution to sustainable urban development
… It has also been noted that, in most of its public parks, the city of Boston, Massachusetts, one of American’s oldest cities, has made huge progress toward sustainable futures. Boston has many public parks which significantly improve the sustainability of the city. Thus, studying the public …
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Distribution of Metals in Soils in Public Parks in South Calgary
… trends and to safeguard environmental and public health.
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Convertible Parks: New Architectural Strategies for Public Parks in a Changing Climate
Human beings have relied on outdoor public spaces for thousands of years to recreate, socialize, exercise, and conduct business. As climate change leads to more severe weather including flooding, prolonged heatwaves, and wildfires, our ability to safely spend time outdoors is increasingly under …
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Developing Under Pressure: Experiencing Issues Related to Personal, Professional and Management Development in London's Public Parks
… of a small number of people working in London’s Public Parks and Green Spaces sector. The study takes a dialogic perspective (Deetz, 1996), using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) (Smith, Flowers and Larkin, 2009), which is in contrast to a positivist, HRD/sector/organisational …
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How Do Male and Female Public Parks and Recreation Professionals' Perceptions of Equity Affect Their Workplace Attitudes
… of workplace equity felt by men and women in public parks and recreation. The impact these perceptions have on workplace issues was also examined. Issues that were studied included job satisfaction, organizational commitment, organizational citizenship, and career development opportunities. In …
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Localising the global goal of inclusive public parks in New Zealand : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Planning at Lincoln University
Public parks provide a free opportunity for people to recreate and socialise in a green open space, which is especially beneficial in light of changing housing patterns often lessening the amount of green space privately available to people. However, with people’s needs and preferences differing, …
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Socioeconomic Diversity in Public Spaces
… this original research examines the role of public parks as potential sites of social and economic integration. These spaces serve as third places, or social spaces where community members regularly visit, similar to their regular visitation of their home and workplaces. In the City of …
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Link park access with obesity risk reduction : case study of Austin, Texas
Previous research has determined that public transportation options are severely limited in certain neighborhoods. These so-called “transit deserts” prevent many residents from relying on public transportation to get to and from home and work. But is access to public parks any better? As cities …
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Healthy Building, People, Planet: A Place for Learning and Play
… to question how the built environment affects public and planet health. I am particularly concerned with childhood obesity and how it is related to the affordability of neighborhoods, accessibility to public parks, availability of healthy food, and accountability for sustainability within our …
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Parkification of Disturbed Landscapes: Uncovering the Process of Transforming Post-Industrial Sites into Urban Parks at Ruseifa, Jordan
… simultaneously within Ruseifa city into urban public parks, namely the Pepsi Pond site, the Phosphate Ore Hills site, and the Phosphate Old Mines and Administration Building site. These transformative processes, known as "Parkification," not only represent a significant shift in how …
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An Examination of the Relationship between Family Leisure that Includes Physical Activity and Family Functioning
… recreation even if families were living by public parks or recreational centers. Implications for recreational practitioners, other interesting findings, and recommendations for further research are discussed.
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Infinite urban landscapes : a journey through Cambridge, Massachusetts
… to the Minuteman Bikeway. Places such as public parks once felt physically infinite and natural in childhood, but are revealed as man-made and enclosed by the inorganic frameworks of the city. The level of fragmentation in landscapes experienced increases along the timeline of life, …
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Sighting public history : a re-education on race and space in the City of Chicago
Sighting Public History is an effort to see Chicago, a city which I have always called home, and to see it with fresh eyes. The project takes as its focus sites of black public history: locations in the built environment where history is put to work in the public realm. It is an effort to …
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Community Space in the Urban Context
… our differences and come together. Unfortunately public housing complexes in the U.S. have far too often served as a dividing factor in our society. As many public housing complexes have become synonymous with violence, neglect, and criminal activity, residents have been forced to avoid the public …
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Comparative Geomatic Analysis of Historic Development, Trends, and Functions of Green Space in Kuwait City From 1982-2014
… <p>This study also examined the effective use of public parks and their distribution, finding that the distribution of parks is effective in some areas served the adjacent districts, yet not in others. Spatial analysis was conducted to assess ideal buffer distances and their relationships to the …
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Transactional terrains : partnerships, bargains and the Postwar redefinition of the public realm, New York City 1965-1980
… and urban history of the privatization of the public realm. At the center of the research is New York City during the "urban crisis" years of the 1960s, as the city grappled with issues of civil rights, urban policy, and physical decline. The period saw an ongoing shift in how city and state …
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Skyward Serenity
… areas for vital green spaces such as farms and public parks, especially targeting the eastern coast of Mumbai, the city's last undeveloped frontier. A central element of the thesis is the design approach, which counters the typical social isolation found in high-rise living. Drawing inspiration …
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The Black Freedom Movement and community planning in urban parks in Cleveland, Ohio, 1945-1977
… made significant contributions to their city’s public recreation landscape during the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements. Public parks were important urban spaces—serving as central gathering spots for surrounding neighborhoods and unifying symbols of community identity. When access to these …
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EVALUATION OF BEDROCK DEPTH AND SOIL INFILTRATION ALONG PENNYPACK CREEK USING ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY AND MOISTURE LOGGERS
… compaction associated with their land use (public parks). Comparing field capacity data to USDA soil type maps indicated the soil type was not a good predictor and in situ sampling was needed to estimate soil properties. ERT demonstrated bedrock was not shallow at the streambed as predicted …
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