Espace urbain ; Etats-Unis ; GoldenGatePark ; Jardin ; Loisir ; Parc urbain ; Paysage aménagé ; Paysage culturel ; Pratique urbaine ; San Francisco ; Société urbaine ; Spécialisation
Cultural landscape ; Garden ; Leisure ; Planned landscape ; San Francisco ; Specialization ; United States of America ; Urban area ; Urban park ; Urban practice ; Urban society
. Ces changements socio-spatiaux sont liés à l'évolution de la perception de la société urbaine vis-à-vis de l'usage des espaces publics. Exemple du GoldenGatePark à San Francisco où de telles modifications, portant sur les plantes ornementales, les
Action biogène ; Afrique du Sud ; Free State ; GoldenGate Highlands National Park ; Grès ; Géophysique ; Humidité ; Météorisation ; Taffoni ; Température ; Tomographie de résistivité électrique
In this study the role of internal moisture movement is tested through monitoring moisture and surface deterioration dynamics in April 2008 and April 2009 within 2 large cavernous features (mega-tafoni) in the GoldenGate Highlands National Park
reveal information about the nature of weathering on different surfaces. The 4 instruments were tested in 2 locations : the GoldenGate Highlands National Park in the Free state, South Africa, and along the Dorset coast in southern England. Results
of weathering and case hardening. Seven large tafoni in the GoldenGate Highlands National Park (South Africa), varying in size and degree of development have been monitored. A dynamic relationship between surface hardness, degree of weathering and internal
California ; Green space ; Los Angeles ; Social geography ; United States ; Urban landscape ; Urban park
This green space in Los Angeles is one of the first parks in the USA designed for dogs and their owners. The AA. discuss the local politics and grass-roots involvement of dog owners and the patterns of use by animals and humans. They also give
Several contributions about the discussion concerning landscape parks, which became actual in the Netherlands after the publication of the so called Green Reports by the government. These reports contain a proposal for the creation of landscape
parks in the Netherlands. The discussion is centered around the confronting visions of agricultural and environmental groups about these parks. (AGD).
The tropical national parks of Latin America and the Caribbean : present problems and future potential
Caribbean ; Latin America ; Natural park ; Nature conservation ; Tropical zone
In 1990 Latin America had 168 national parks compared to 48 in 1971. However, 18 parks receive no protection. Synopses of selected parks in Grenada, Virgin Islands, Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador and Venezuela. - (DWG)
The Neighbourhood Park Improvement Plan, executed by the Taipei City Government, is aimed at encouraging community involvement in the planning and design of neighbourhood parks. Park users consider the facility suitability and functional benefits
of improved parks to be better than those of unimproved parks.
Quantitative evaluation of direct transfer payments as well as the monetary effects from tourism in this national park in the Unterengadin/Münstertal region in Grisons Canton. - (DWG)