Home > TPL Publications > Urban Green: Innovative Parks for
Resurgent Cities For years American urban parks fell into decay
due to disinvestment, but as cities began to rebound-and
evidence of the economic, cultural, and health benefits of parks
grew- investment in urban parks swelled. The U.S. Conference of
Mayors recently cited meeting the growing demand for parks and
open space as one of the biggest challenges for urban leaders
today. It is now widely agreed that the U.S. needs an ambitious
and creative plan to increase urban parklands. Urban Green
explores new and innovative ways for "built out" cities to add
much-needed parks. Peter Harnik first explores the question of
why urban parkland is needed and then looks at ways to determine
how much is possible and where park investment should go. When
presenting the ideas and examples for parkland, he also
recommends political practices that help create parks. The book
offers many practical solutions, from reusing the land under
defunct factories to sharing sc