Description: Illustrations Acknowledgments Editorial Policy Short Titles Used in Citations Introduction Chapter 1. The First Response to a Public Park Chapter 2. A Classic Park Plan Chapter 3. The Concept of the "Park Way" Chapter 4. The Pyschological Effect of Park Scenery Chapter 5. The First park System of Olmsted, Vaux & Co. Chapter 6. Parks and City Planning Chapter 7. Landscape Themes for a Park in Chicago Chapter 8. Protection of the Greensward Plan for Central Park Chapter 9. The Policing of Urban Parks Chapter 10. Parks in Europe and America Chapter 11. The Special Characteristics of a Park Chapter 12. Planning a Park on a Mountain Site Chapter 13. An Island Park and the Structures Appropriate to It Chapter 14. Planning Urban Waterways as Public Open Space Chapter 15. A "Country Park" for a New England Setting Chapter 16. Preservation of Natural Scenery Chapter 17. Designing a Second Park for a City's Recreation System Chapter 18. A Last Attempt to Define the Purpose of Parks Appendix. List of Textual Alterations Index of Plant Materials General Index

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