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A park is any of a number of geographic features.
Hunting parks and the parks of country houses
Originally, the term referred to an area maintained as open space where residences, industry and farming were not allowed, often originally so that nobility might have a place to hunt. These were known for instance, as deer parks (deer being originally a term meaning any wild animal). Many country houses in Great Britain and Ireland still have parks of this sort, which since the 18th century have often been carefully landscaped for aesthetic effect. They are usually a mixture of open grassland with scattered trees and sections of woodland, and are often enclosed by a high wall. The area immediately around the house is the garden. In some cases this will also feature sweeping lawns and scattered trees; the basic difference between a country house's park and its garden is that the park is grazed by animals, but they are excluded from the garden.
Public parks
Today, the primary meaning, based on the original meaning, is an area of open space provided for recreational uses. Parks in this sense are usually owned and provided by the government. Park uses are often divided into two categories: active and passive recreation. Active recreation is that which require intensive development and often involves cooperative or team activity, including playgrounds and ball fields. Passive recreation is that which emphasizes the open-space aspect of a park and which involves a low level of development, including picnic areas and trails. More on [ Park ]
DWR's Rob Forbes on why parks and public space matter http://bit.ly/2Kkt9U
DuRoche (Tim DuRoche) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:14:21 -0000
DWR's Rob Forbes on why parks and public space matter http://bit.ly/2Kkt9U
Two of my American treasures: Public Libraries and National Parks http://twitpic.com/bd87y XD
PokerUjoker (Joker Y. Poker) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:12:01 -0000
Two of my American treasures: Public Libraries and National Parks http://twitpic.com/bd87y XD
IBM parks beta cloud on development and test servers: Big-Blue software diet IBM on Thursday kicked off a free public beta of a new cloud...
jamiex2 (The Register) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:18:19 -0000
IBM parks beta cloud on development and test servers: Big-Blue software diet IBM on Thursday kicked off a free public beta of a new cloud...
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IBM parks beta cloud on development and test servers: Big-Blue software dietIBM on Thursday kicked off a free public beta o.. All-feeds.com
"U make me wana vomit u little shit"-from the old lady acros the street. She gets so rude when sumbody parks in her "PUBLIC" parkinspace lol
xeroxfuteristic (rebekah muhammad) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:48:40 -0000
"U make me wana vomit u little shit"-from the old lady acros the street. She gets so rude when sumbody parks in her "PUBLIC" parkinspace lol
@dustinpari I agree Dustin. That is why I quit taking my kids to public parks and I just bought them a huge jungle gym
cindia1978 (Cindia) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:29:49 -0000
@dustinpari I agree Dustin. That is why I quit taking my kids to public parks and I just bought them a huge jungle gym
Boston Green Spaces - Emerald revolution? A discussion of Boston's public parks
Brownfield Gentrification in Amsterdam - Criticism of Kathryn Gustafson's design for Amsterdam's Westerpark.
Meta Description: [ Ex-industrial brownfield sites are used for prestige developments, promoting gentrification, and harming the weakest social groups. ]
Edible Public Park - The City of Asheville NC, has recently opened the nation's first intentional, edible public park!
Project for Public Spaces (PPS) | Urban Parks Online - Comment and advice on public parks and public spaces around the world.
UK House of Commons Report on Public Parks - Evidence to the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs committee on public parks.
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