Budownictwo i Architektura (Oct 2021)

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

  • Monika Trojanowska

DOI
https://doi.org/10.35784/bud-arch.2715
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 3

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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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