Community Green

Neighbourhood open space ranks highly as a key component in suburban liveability assessments. This book uniquely connects the past, present and future of planning for small open spaces.

Autorentext

David Nichols is Associate Professor in Urban Planning in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Robert Freestone is Professor of Planning in the Faculty of Built Environment at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Making the 'superblock' 1890-1915 2. Essential elements? The 1920s 3. Diffusion, diffraction, debate, decline and discovery: 1930-1960 4. The in-between realm: the 1960s and 70s 5. New Urbanism and new ways forward: 1980 to today 6. Remake, remodel, reimagine