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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Of Cities and Parks | |
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| How Much Parkland Should a City Have? | |
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| The Different Kinds of Parks and Their Uses | |
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| Is It Acres, Facilities, or Distance? | |
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| Parks and Their Competition | |
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| Neighborhoods Are Not All Created Equal | |
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| It's Not How Much but Who and Why | |
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| A Process Rather than a Standard | |
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| Stop, Look, and Listen | |
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| Analyze and Prioritize | |
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| Don't Forget Money and Time | |
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| Finding Park Space in the City | |
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| Buying It | |
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| Utilizing Urban Redevelopment | |
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| Community Gardens | |
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| Old Landfills | |
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| Wetlands and Stormwater Storage Ponds | |
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| Rail Trails | |
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| Rooftops | |
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| Sharing Schoolyards | |
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| Covering Reservoirs | |
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| River and Stream Corridors | |
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| Cemeteries | |
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| Boulevards and Parkways | |
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| Decking Highways | |
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| Closing Streets and Roads | |
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| Removing Parking | |
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| Adding Hours Rather than Acres | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Tables | |
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| That's Quite a Spread You've Got! (Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Persons) | |
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| Howdy Neighbor! (Persons per Acre of Parkland) | |
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| Parks for Daytimers, Too? (Commuters and Population Change) | |
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| Parkland for People (Acres per 1,000 People) | |
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| A Park Too Far? (Maximum Distance Goals) | |
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| How Green Is My City? (Parkland as Percentage of City) | |
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| The Cost of Buying Parkland | |
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| Developer Exactions | |
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| Second Time Around (Redevelopment Authority Parks) | |
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| Garbage In, Park Out (Landfill Parks) | |
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| Goodbye Train, Hello Trail (Rail Trails) | |
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| "Boulevardozing" Highways (Expressway to Park Conversions) | |
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| Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Parks Constructed Over Highways) | |
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| Do Not Enter (Park Roads Closed to Autos) | |
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| Pavement in Paradise (Parking Spaces in Parks) | |
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| Living on the Edge (Population Density around Parks) | |
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| Recommended Reading | |
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| Population Density, Largest Cities | |
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| Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Persons, Largest Cities | |
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| Parkland as a Percent of City Area, Largest Cities | |
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| Spending per Resident on Parks and Recreation, Largest Cities | |
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| Index | |