A universal standard for health-promoting places. Example of assessment – on the basis of a case study of Rahway River Park | Zendy

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A universal standard for health-promoting places. Example of assessment – on the basis of a case study of Rahway River Park

Author(s) -

Monika Trojanowska

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

budownictwo i architektura

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1899-0665

pISSN - 2544-3275

DOI - 10.35784/bud-arch.2715

Subject(s) - universal design , public park , simple (philosophy) , public health , landscape design , environmental planning , architectural engineering , geography , engineering , civil engineering , medicine , nursing , epistemology , philosophy , mechanical engineering

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to development of approaches to the evaluation of the design of public open green spaces (POS). This paper presents a universal standard for the design of health-promoting urban places. The standard is a conceptual framework which was developed after visiting over one hundred public parks and therapeutic gardens in Europe and the United States. The universal standard is a simple and effective tool that can be used by both professional designers and non-professionals to improve the health-promoting qualities of open green spaces. Rahway River Park, designed by Olmsted Brothers in 1925, serves as a case study.

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