Urban Open Space: Designing for User Needs

Title: Urban Open Space: Designing for User Needs
Author: Mark Francis
ISBN: 9781559631136
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: Used: Good
Good condition

Architecture & Design 1636319

Publisher Description:

Research has shown that successful public spaces are ones that are responsive to the needs of their users, are democratic in their accessibility, and are meaningful for the larger community and society. While considerable research has been done on needs and conflicts in open space, no one document integrates all this knowledge and makes it available to professionals, students, and researchers.

Based on archival research; published case studies; site visits; and interviews with researchers, open space designers, managers, and users, Urban Open Space looks across several seminal studies to glean significant findings and design implications related to user needs and conflicts. It reviews and identifies those critical user needs that must be considered in the planning, design, and management of outdoor spaces, and synthesizes that knowledge into an accessible and useful document.