Design for Outdoor Recreation

ISBN-13: 9780415441728 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 232 str.

Simon Bell

Opis

Intended as a manual for planners, designers and managers, this book looks at the needs of visitors to outdoor recreation destinations from the perspective of the visitors. It covers a range of aspects including car parking and information needs.

Recenzje

'very successful...nicely presented and easy to read...will provide a useful reference and stimulus to design professions, country managers and planners' - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Spis treści

@contents:Selected contents: 1. Recreation planning  2. Design Concepts for Outdoor Recreation  3. The Journey to the Destination  4. Providing Visitor Information  5. Parking the Car  6. Toilet Facilities  7. Picnicking  8. Children’s Play  9. Trails  10. Water-based Recreation  11. Wildlife viewing  12. Design for overnight visitors  13. Interpretation  14. Comprehensive Site Design

O autorze

Simon Bell is a forester and landscape architect, Senior Research Fellow at Edinburgh College of Art, Associate Director of the OPENspace Research Centre and an associate professor at the Estonian University of life Sciences. He is former Chief Landscape Architect to the British Forestry Commission and has been involved in policy research, commissioning and training. He is also active in teaching, planning and designing landscape and recreational areas and has advised both the public and private sector internationally. Recent work concentrates on developing inclusive access to the outdoors. He was the chair of the EU-funded COST Action E33 on Forests for Recreation and Nature Tourism.