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People’s Parks: The Design & Development of Public Parks in Britain - Couverture rigide

Conway, Hazel; Rabbitts, Paul

 
9781739822989: People’s Parks: The Design & Development of Public Parks in Britain
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1739822986 ISBN 13 : 9781739822989
Editeur : John Hudson Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

This new edition of Hazel Conway's classic book, updated by Paul Rabbitts, charts the development of parks with public access from the Victorian era into the current century. The book includes a discussion of renewed recognition of parks' importance during austerity and the COVID pandemic and how this might be harnessed to ensure a future for these spaces, so vital for many of our communities. Includes more than 400 contemporary and historical illustrations.

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À propos des auteurs

The late Hazel Conway was the author of the first edition of this book, published by Cambridge University Press in 1991. After an early career in technical journalism she moved into education in architectural and design history, becoming Principal Lecturer in the School of Art History at what is now De Montfort University, Leicester. As a freelance architectural historian she lectured and led study tours widely and was a consultant or office-holder for many bodies including the Garden History Society, Victorian Society, English Heritage and the National Heritage Lottery Fund

Paul Rabbitts is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and of the Royal Historical Society and Founder and Chair of the Parks Management Association. He has a career in parks management and has worked as a consultant in the parks and leisure sector. Having graduated in Geography he holds a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture from Edinburgh University. The author of over 30 books, he is also a Director and Trustee of the Gardens Trust, author and lecturer on public parks and a renowned expert on the Victorian and Edwardian bandstand. He is an avid and passionate advocate for the role public parks play within our communities.

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Éditeur
John Hudson Publishing
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1739822986
ISBN 13 
9781739822989
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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