Operative Landscapes

Hrsg; Alissa North

208 Seiten mit 208 farbigen Abbildungen und 150 Schwarz-Weiss-Abbildungen.

There are infinite ways to build a community, yet the defining feature of any community is characteristically the landscape. Whether it is a park, a river corridor, community gardens, a plaza, or a streetscape, the public spaces where people interact provide a shared sense of ownership, and the qualities of these spaces influence how a community evolves. A well designed open space fosters strong community pride and involvement, inviting improvement of existing structures or additional quality spaces. In this sense, community landscapes are considered operative in that they perform functionally in the constructive development of the community.

Building Communities Through Public Space