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Park system, the Glossary

Index Park system

A park system, also known as an open space system, is a network of green spaces that are connected by public walkways, bridleways or cycleways.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 24 relations: Alberta, Australia, County of London Plan, Ebenezer Howard, Edmonton, Emerald Necklace, Frederick Law Olmsted, Garden city movement, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Green Park, Greenway (landscape), Hyde Park, London, Landscape architecture, Landscape planning, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Montgomery County, Maryland, North America, North Saskatchewan River valley parks system, Patrick Abercrombie, Principles of intelligent urbanism, St James's Park, Sustainable development, Western Sydney Parklands, Wildlife corridor.

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Alberta

Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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County of London Plan

The County of London Plan was prepared for the London County Council in 1943 by John Henry Forshaw (1895–1973) and Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie (1879–1957).

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Ebenezer Howard

Sir Ebenezer Howard (29 January 1850 – 1 May 1928) was an English urban planner and founder of the garden city movement, known for his publication To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform (1898), the description of a utopian city in which people live harmoniously together with nature.

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Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Emerald Necklace

The Emerald Necklace consists of a chain of parks linked by parkways and waterways in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts.

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Frederick Law Olmsted

Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator.

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Garden city movement

The garden city movement was a 20th century urban planning movement promoting satellite communities surrounding the central city and separated with greenbelts.

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Georges-Eugène Haussmann

Georges-Eugène Haussmann, commonly known as Baron Haussmann (27 March 180911 January 1891), was a French official who served as prefect of Seine (1853–1870), chosen by Emperor Napoleon III to carry out a massive urban renewal programme of new boulevards, parks and public works in Paris commonly referred to as Haussmann's renovation of Paris.

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Green Park

The Green Park, one of the Royal Parks of London, is in the City of Westminster, Central London.

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Greenway (landscape)

A greenway is usually a shared-use path along a strip of undeveloped land, in an urban or rural area, set aside for recreational use or environmental protection. Park system and greenway (landscape) are parks.

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Hyde Park, London

Hyde Park is a, historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London.

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Landscape architecture

Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioural, or aesthetic outcomes.

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Landscape planning

Landscape planning is a branch of landscape architecture.

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Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is a bi-county agency that administers parks and planning in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland.

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Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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North Saskatchewan River valley parks system

The North Saskatchewan River valley parks system, also known as the Ribbon of Green or the River Valley Parks, is a continuous collection of urban parks around the North Saskatchewan River valley in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada.

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Patrick Abercrombie

Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie (6 June 1879 – 23 March 1957) was an English architect, urban designer and town planner, best known as the man who created London.

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Principles of intelligent urbanism

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism (PIU) is a theory of urban planning composed of a set of ten axioms intended to guide the formulation of city plans and urban designs. Park system and Principles of intelligent urbanism are urban planning.

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St James's Park

St James's Park is a urban park in the City of Westminster, central London.

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Sustainable development

Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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Western Sydney Parklands

The Western Sydney Parklands is an urban park system and a nature reserve located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Wildlife corridor

A wildlife corridor, habitat corridor, or green corridor is an area of habitat connecting wildlife populations separated by human activities or structures (such as development, roads, or land clearings), allowing the movement of individuals between populations, that may help prevent negative effects of inbreeding and reduced genetic diversity (via genetic drift) that can occur within isolated populations.

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See also

Parks

United Kingdom planning stubs

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_system

Also known as Parks system.