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Tables of Contents for People Places
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
About the Editors
xi
Contributors
xv
Introduction
1
12
Urban Plazas
13
72
Clare Cooper Marcus
Carolyn Francis
Robert Russell
Is There a Role for the Urban Plaza?
13
1
Definition
14
1
Literature on Plazas
14
2
Plazas in the Contemporary U.S. Scene
16
4
A Typology of Downtown Plazas
20
3
Design Recommendations
23
31
Case Studies
54
24
References
78
3
Design Review Checklist
81
4
Neighborhood Parks
85
64
Clare Cooper Marcus
Clare Miller Watsky
Elliot Insley
Carolyn Francis
History of American Parks
85
1
Future of Neighborhood Parks
86
2
Literature on Parks
88
1
Design Recommendations
89
4
Special User Group Needs
93
10
Typical Activities
103
9
Park Typology and Case Studies
112
29
References
141
3
Design Review Checklist
144
5
Miniparks and Vest-Pocket Parks
149
26
Clare Cooper Marcus
Nanine Hilliard Greene
Design Recommendations
151
15
Case Studies
166
5
References
171
2
Design Review Checklist
173
2
Campus Outdoor Spaces
175
34
Clare Cooper Marcus
Trudy Wischemann
Literature on Campus Open Spaces
175
1
Design Recommendations
176
23
Case Studies
199
5
References
204
2
Design Review Checklist
206
3
Outdoor Spaces in Housing for the Elderly
209
50
Diane Y. Carstens
Design and the Aging Process
209
1
Housing for the Elderly
209
1
Literature on Design and Aging
210
2
Guidelines for Site Planning, Design, and Detailing
212
2
Guidelines Based on Older People's Social and Psychological Needs
214
24
The Needs of Residents with Alzheimer's Disease in Special Care Units
238
1
Case Studies
239
11
References
250
3
Design Review Checklist
253
6
Child Care Outdoor Spaces
259
52
Carolyn Francis
Importance of the Environment
260
2
The Literature
262
1
Play and Development in the Child Care Setting
263
3
Design Recommendations
266
28
Case Studies
294
10
References
304
3
Design Review Checklist
307
4
Hospital Outdoor Spaces
311
34
Robert Paine
Carolyn Francis
Clare Cooper Marcus
Marni Barnes
The Evolution of Hospital Design, Medical Theory, and the Provision of Outdoor Space
311
2
The Changing Medical Paradigm and Research Linking Health and the Environment
313
1
The Literature
314
1
General Findings
315
5
Design Recommendations
320
11
Case Studies
331
8
References
339
3
Design Review Checklist
342
3
Post-Occupancy Evaluation
345
12
Clare Cooper Marcus
Carolyn Francis
Levels and Types of Evaluation
346
1
An Exercise in Design Criticism Based on Human Needs
346
2
An Exercise in Post-Occupancy Evaluation
348
8
Conclusion
356
1
References
356
1
Index
357