Thursday, November 17, 2011
chapter 3
Prospect Park is located in Brooklyn, it is 526 acres and was built between 1867-1873. It is a place recreation that is taken for granted or not noticed. The park is culturaly diverse. It also several crowd attracting features like the Bandshell, Park Zoo, Lefferts Homestead, historic house museum. There are 6 children playground, all at different locations of the park. The social life at Prospect Park is also rich and diverse. They got African/West Indies drumming and dancing. Haitan roots music. Many people use the parks for picnic and cookouts.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
summary due november 3, 2011
"Urban Parks"
This writing talks about the history of parks. The very first parks were used for grazing cattle and militias purposes. Some parks were build for certain purposes like the Central park was build for landscaping. This chapter gives us a little history about different types of parks and the movements they started. Olmsted wanted to create great social spaces out of the materials of nature. So he creates the lakes, streams, waterfalls and pastures. Pelham Bay park belongs to the era of public reservation. it is selected for the scenic value of its shoreline ans adjacent islands alog long island sound.
This writing talks about the history of parks. The very first parks were used for grazing cattle and militias purposes. Some parks were build for certain purposes like the Central park was build for landscaping. This chapter gives us a little history about different types of parks and the movements they started. Olmsted wanted to create great social spaces out of the materials of nature. So he creates the lakes, streams, waterfalls and pastures. Pelham Bay park belongs to the era of public reservation. it is selected for the scenic value of its shoreline ans adjacent islands alog long island sound.
h.w due october 27 2011
"The Cultural Life of Large Urban Spaces"
This chapter talks about the importance of urban spaces in our lives. These spaces are good for cultural diversity, it brings people from all background together in one place. In NYC very few places retain the cultural and social diversity ater 9/11. There are 6 lessons that promote the sociabilities o small urban spaces.
1. People need these space to represent their cultural.
2. social interaction of diverse groups can be maintained.
3. Income and visitation pattern must be taken into account
4. differences in the way ethnic and social groups use and value public sites
5. symbolic ways of communicating cultural meaning are an important dimension of place attachment that can be fostered to promote cultural diversity.
6. contemporary historic preservations should not concentrate on restoing the scenic features without also restoring the facilities and diversions tat attract people to a park.
According to Whyte the main reason why people stopped using public spaces is because of the fear of terrorism.
This chapter talks about the importance of urban spaces in our lives. These spaces are good for cultural diversity, it brings people from all background together in one place. In NYC very few places retain the cultural and social diversity ater 9/11. There are 6 lessons that promote the sociabilities o small urban spaces.
1. People need these space to represent their cultural.
2. social interaction of diverse groups can be maintained.
3. Income and visitation pattern must be taken into account
4. differences in the way ethnic and social groups use and value public sites
5. symbolic ways of communicating cultural meaning are an important dimension of place attachment that can be fostered to promote cultural diversity.
6. contemporary historic preservations should not concentrate on restoing the scenic features without also restoring the facilities and diversions tat attract people to a park.
According to Whyte the main reason why people stopped using public spaces is because of the fear of terrorism.
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