Design for Outdoor Recreation

3. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-07570-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm

Design for Outdoor Recreation takes a detailed look at all aspects of design of facilities needed by visitors to enjoy outdoor recreation destinations. The book is a comprehensive manual for planners, designers and managers of recreation taking them through the processes of design and enabling them to find the most appropriate balance between visitor needs and the capacity of the landscape. A range of aspects are covered, including car parking, hiking, waterside activities, children’s play areas, and more. This third edition includes a new chapter on the health and wellbeing benefits of outdoor recreation, and incorporates new examples from across the globe, as well as over 250 drawings, maps, and photographs. This book is essential for landscape planners, landscape architects, designers, engineers, and outdoor recreation managers. It will also be useful for students of outdoor recreation, planning, design, and architecture courses.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, Professional Reference, and Professional Training

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bell, Simon

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Gartenbau

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. The Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Outdoor Recreation

2. Recreation Planning

3. Design Concepts for Outdoor Recreation

4. The Journey to the Destination

5. Providing Visitor Information

6. Parking the Car

7. Toilet Facilities

8. Picnicking

9. Children’s Play

10. Trails

11. Water-based Recreation

12. Wildlife viewing

13. Design for Overnight Visitors

14. Interpretation

15. Comprehensive Site Design

Über Autor(innen)

Simon Bell is a forester and landscape architect with over 30 years’ experience of design and research into outdoor recreation. He is currently Professor of Landscape and Wellbeing and co-director of the OPENspace Research Centre at Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, and Chair Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Estonian University of Life Sciences.