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A study of five major urban parks, including New York's Prospect Park and Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park, that offers a blueprint for promoting and maintaining cultural diversity in parks around the world.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. The Cultural Life of Large Urban Spaces
  • Chapter 2. Urban Parks: History and Social Context
  • Chapter 3. Prospect Park: Diversity at Risk
  • Chapter 4. The Ellis Island Bridge Proposal: Cultural Values, Park Access, and Economics
  • Chapter 5. Jacob Riis Park: Conflicts in the Use of a Historical Landscape
  • Chapter 6. Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park: Parks and Symbolic Expression
  • Chapter 7. Independence National Historical Park: Recapturing Erased Histories
  • Chapter 8. Anthropological Methods for Assessing Cultural Values
  • Chapter 9. Conclusion: Lessons on Culture and Diversity
  • Notes
  • References Cited
  • Index

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    A Paperback / softback by Setha M. Low, Dana Taplin, Suzanne Scheld

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/11/2005
      ISBN13: 9780292712546, 978-0292712546
      ISBN10: 0292712545
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      Urban and municipal planning and policy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A study of five major urban parks, including New York's Prospect Park and Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park, that offers a blueprint for promoting and maintaining cultural diversity in parks around the world.

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Chapter 1. The Cultural Life of Large Urban Spaces
      • Chapter 2. Urban Parks: History and Social Context
      • Chapter 3. Prospect Park: Diversity at Risk
      • Chapter 4. The Ellis Island Bridge Proposal: Cultural Values, Park Access, and Economics
      • Chapter 5. Jacob Riis Park: Conflicts in the Use of a Historical Landscape
      • Chapter 6. Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park: Parks and Symbolic Expression
      • Chapter 7. Independence National Historical Park: Recapturing Erased Histories
      • Chapter 8. Anthropological Methods for Assessing Cultural Values
      • Chapter 9. Conclusion: Lessons on Culture and Diversity
      • Notes
      • References Cited
      • Index

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