Download or read book Urban Parks and Open Space written by Alexander Garvin and published by Urban Land Institute. This book was released on 1997 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how 15 derelict areas of the United States were developed into thriving new parks and offers advice to public agencies and private developers on how to go about revitalizing urban areas. The text includes information on financing techniques, design, management and programmming.