文档介绍：URBAN OPEN SPACES
URBAN OPEN SPACES
Helen Woolley
London and New York
First published 2003 by Spon Press
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Contents
Foreword viii
Preface x
Acknowledgements xiv
Introduction
Urban living 1
What is open space? 3
Urban open spaces 4
SECTION ONE: The Benefits and Opportunities of Open Spaces
Introduction 9
Chapter 1: Social benefits and opportunities
Introduction 12
Children’s play 14
Passive recreation 20
Active recreation 23
Active recreation—reduction of incivilities and 26
crime
Community focus 27
Cultural focus 30
Open spaces as educational resources 31
Summary 35
Chapter 2: Health benefits and