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A Bottom-Up Primer: A Guide to Citizen Participation, Department of Community Development, Growth Management Division, , 1991.
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Affective Responses to Natural Areas Near Cities, Thomas A. More and Brian R. Payne, 1978.

Aging: It Is Our Business!, Jacquelyn Larson Kelley, March 1993.

A Maintenance Management System for Parks, Janel Kent, August 1986.

Analysis of Economic Impacts of the Northern Central Rail Trail, Kerr Pannell, 1994.

Anatomy of a Park: The Essentials of Recreation Area Planning and Design, Donald J. Molnar, Albert J. Rutledge, 1992. - Buy this Book!

An Introduction to Brownfields and Site Contamination Issues, The Trust for Public Land, December 1995.

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction, Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, 1977. - Buy this Book!

A Research Agenda for the Impact of Community Greening, Mark Francis, 1990.

A Sense of Place, A Sense of Time, John Brinckerhoff Jackson, 1994.
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A Zoo Changes Its Stripes, Joan O'C. Hamilton, June 5 1995.

Beyond "Fun and Games": Emerging Roles of Public Recreation, 1994.

Bioremediation, Ronald M. Atlas, 3 April 1995.

Brownfields Cleanup, Thomas J. Black, June 1995.

Building a Caring Community: Delivering Social Services to Youth-at-Risk Through Urban Park and Recreation Programs, 1996.

Building Communities From the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets, John P. Kretzmann and John L. McKnight, 1993.
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Building the Collaborative Community; A Selective Bibliography for Community Leaders, William R. Potapchuk and Margaret A. Bailey, 1994.

Caring for Rivers, Streams, and Wetlands, from Greenways, A Guide to Planning, Design, and Development, Charles Flink and Robert Searns, 1993.

Cataloging Urban Needs: gifts catalogs encourage private giving to cities, Eleanor Boba, Jan/Feb 1984.

Charting a Course: Assessing a Community's Strength and Needs, Charles Bruner, Karen Bell, Claire Brindis, Hedy Chang, William Scarborough, 1993.

Children of Nature, Kathryn Devereaux, Winter 1991.

Children's Experience of Place, Roger Hart, 1979.

Cities Back from the Edge: New Life for Downtown, Roberta Brandes Gratz with Norman Mintz, 1998.
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City Baseball Magic: Plain Talk and Uncommon Sense about Cities and Baseball Parks, Philip Bess, 1989.

City Comforts: How to Build an Urban Village, David Sucher, 1995.

City Puts a Park in the Care of Citizens, Douglas Martin, July 9 1995.

City: Rediscovering the Center, William H. Whyte, 1988. - Buy this Book!

Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey, Michael Winer and Karen Ray, 1994.

Collaboration: What Makes It Work. A review of research literature on factors influencing successful collaboration, Paul W. Mattessich and Barbara R. Monsey, 1992.

Communities Working Collaboratively for a Change, Arthur Turov Himmelmann, 1992.

Community Design Primer, Randolph T. Hester, 1990.

Community Development: Reuse of Urban Industrial Sites, June 1995.

Community Open Space: New techniques for acquisition and financing, D. Ernest Cook, William P. Ryan, December 1993.

Community Open Spaces: Greening Neighborhoods through Community Action and Land Conservation, Lisa Cashdan, Mark Francis, Lynn Paxson, 1984.

Community Open Spaces: Greening Neighborhoods through Community Action and Land Conservation, Lisa Cashdan, Mark Francis, Lynn Paxson, 1984.

Community Organization; Theory, Principles, and Practices, Murray G. Ross and B.W. Lappin, 1967.

Cooking With Fire In Public Space, Jutta Mason, March 2001.
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Creative Management in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services, Richard G. Kraus, Joseph E. Curtis, 1990.

Cruising for a Solution, Wilkins, Nathaniel O. , 1998.
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Cut Landscape Maintenance, R.O. Brickman, February 1985.

Design for Maintenance: A Park Management Aid, National Park Service, 1983.

Design for Park Maintenance, D.C. Eberhardt, January 1985.

Design for Play, Richard Dattner, 1969.

Designing the City: A Guide for Advocates and Public Officials, Adele Fleet Bacow, 1995. - Buy this Book!

Designs for Parks and Recreation Spaces, Theodore D. Walker, 1987.

Design With Nature, Ian McHarg, 1969. - Buy this Book!

Developing Design and Management Guidelines for Integrated Play Environments, Roger Hart, 1987.

Discovering Common Ground in Downtown L.A., Welborne, John H. , 1994.

Ecological Workouts, Volunteers Learn to Mix Love of Nature with Vigorous Exercise, Paul McHugh, June 10 1991.

Economic Impacts of Protecting Rivers, Trails and Greenway Corridors, 1995.

Effective Use of Volunteers, 1989.

Empowering People Through Urban Greening Projects: Does It Happen?, Westphal, Lynne M. , 1999.

Environmental Liability; Who bears the cost of contaminated sites?, David Moberg, June/July 1993.

Essential Volunteer Management, Stephen McCurley and Rick Lynch, 1989.
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Evaluation of the Burke-Gilman Trail's Effect on Property Values and Crime, 1987.

Expanding Partnerships in Conservation, Jeffrey A. McNeeley, 1993.

Fertile Ground for Community: Inner-City Neighborhood Common Spaces, Kuo, Frances E, with Rebekah Levin Coley, and Liesette Brunson. , 1998.

Financing and Acquiring Park and Recreation Resources, Crompton, John L. , 1999.
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Financing, Managing, and Marketing Recreation and Park Facilities, John Crompton and Dennis Howard, 1980.

Fresh Directions For Elections: How to Sell a Concept, Judith Robbins Rose, February 1992.

Funding Fun: Raising Non-Tax Dollars for Urban Parks, Harnik, Peter, 1998.

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, Roger Fisher, William Ury, Bruce Patton, 1991.

Green Infrastructure, McMahon, Edward T. , 2000.
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Greenways: A Guide to Planning, Design, and Development, Loring Schwartz, ed., Charles Flink, Robert Searns, 1993. - Buy this Book!

Growing Up in the Inner City: Green Spaces As Places to Grow, Taylor, Andrea Faber, with Angela Wiley, Frances E. Kuo, and William C. Sullivan. , 1998.

Healing America's Cities: Why We Must Invest in Urban Parks, Trust for Public Land, 1994.
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Healing Environments: A Collection of Case Studies, K. Aiken; C. Bowns; M. Fellinger; and M. Francis , June 1995. - Buy this Book!

Home From Nowhere , James Howard Kunstler, September 1996.
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How To Turn A Place Around: A Handbook for Creating Successful Public Spaces, 2000.
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Industrial Site Reuse, Contamination, and Urban Redevelopment: Coping with the Challenges of Brownfields, Charles Barsch and Elizabeth Collaton, 1994.

Inside City Parks, Peter Harnik, August 2000.
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Involving Citizens in Community Decision Making: A Guidebook, James L. Creighton, 1992.

Just the Facts: Answering the Critics of Local Park and Recreation Services, Harper, Jack, with Geoffrey Godbey, and Stephen Foreman. , 1998.

Kids Don't Need Equipment, they Need Opportunity, Ellen Rupert Shell, July 1994.

Land Conservation Through Public/Private Partnerships, Eve Endicott, editor, 1993.

Land Trusts and Planning Commissions: Forging Strategic Alliances, Joel S. Russell, 1999.
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Livable Cities Observed: A Source Book of Images and Ideas for City Officials, Community Leaders, Architects, Planners and All Others Committed to Making Their Cities Livable., Lennard, Suzanne H. Crowhurst, and Henry L. Lennard , 1995.

Local Parks and the Health of Older Adults: Results of an Exploratory Study, Payne, Laura, with Beth Orsega-Smith, Geoffrey Godbey, and Mark Roy, 1998.
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Low Maintenance Collides with Esthetics: A Park Story, Leonard E. Phillips, March 1990.

Making Meetings Work, Michael Doyle and David Strauss, 1976.

Making the Case for Park and Forest Preserve Districts, from The Park Commissioner's Handbook, Flickinger, Londrigan, and Murphy (ed.s), 1994.

Management of Public Lands by Nonprofit Organizations in New York City, Jim Neumann and Andy Stone, July 1991.

Marketing for Parks, Recreation, and Leisure, Ellen O'Sullivan, 1991.
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Modern Park Design: Recent Trends, Andreu Arriola, Adriann Geuze, et al., 1993. - Buy this Book!

Natural Versus Urban Scenes: Some Psychophysiological Effects, Roger S. Ulrich , September 1981.

Neighborhood Space, Randolph T. Hester, 1975. - Buy this Book!

Organizing Outdoor Volunteers, 2nd edition, Roger Moore et. al., 1992.

Packaging a Park: the economics of recreation, Jennifer Carlyle, January 1991.

Park and Outdoor Recreation Planning: A Guide for Local Officials in Small Communities, Jonathan D. Witten, 1981.

Park Life: Urban Parks and Social Renewal, Liz Greenhalgh, Ken Warpole, 1995.
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Park Planning Guidelines, George E. Fogg, 1990.

Park Planning Handbook, Monty L. Christiansen, 1977.

Park, Recreation, Open Space and Greenway Guidelines, James D. Mertes, James R. Hall, 1995.

Parks and Economic Development, John L. Crompton, 2001.
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Parks: Design and Management, Leonard E. Phillips, Jr, 1996. - Buy this Book!

Parks, Recreation, and Open Space, Alexander Garvin, 2001.
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Parks, Recreation, and Open Space: a Twenty-First Century Agenda, Garvin, Alexander, 2000.
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Partners for Parks, Tom St. Hilaire, Jan/Feb 1993.

Partnerships for Parks: Lessons from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Urban Parks Program, Chris Walker, 1999.
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People Places: Design Guidelines for Urban Open Space, Clare Cooper Marcus and Carolyn Francis, eds., 1990. - Buy this Book!

Place and Placelessness, Edward T. Relph, 1976. - Buy this Book!

Planning Parks for People, John Hultsman, et al., 1987. - Buy this Book!

Plants for Play: A Plant Selection Guide for Children's Outdoor Environments, Robin C. Moore, 1993.

Plants Found to Help Counteract Fuel Use , August 27 1995.

Play for All Guidelines: Planning, Design, and Management of Outdoor Play Spaces for All Children, 1992.

Playground Design: Outdoor Environments for Learning and Development, Aase Eriksen, 1985.

Pollution Fighters Hope a Humble Weed Will Help Reclaim Contaminated Soil, Jerry Bishop, August 1995.

Private Choices for Public Parks, Joe Morris, May 1986.

Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience, Jerold Kayden, Municpal Arts Society and New York City Department of Planning, April 2000.

Promoting the Natural Values of the Land, from Greenways, A Guide to Planning, Design, and Development, Charles Flink and Robert Searns, 1993.

Psychological and Recreational Benefits of a Residential Park , Roger S. Ulrich and David L. Addoms, 1981.

Public/Commercial Cooperation in Parks and Recreation, J.C. Crosley, 1986.

Public Involvement Plan for the Illinois Rail-Trails, Hoffman, Williams, Lafen, & Fletcher, 1990.

Public Parks, Private Partners: How Partnerships are Revitalizing Urban Parks, 2000.
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Public Private Partnerships: An Opportunity for Urban Communities, 1992.

Public-Private Partnerships for Local Economic Development, Norman Walzer, 1998.

Public Private Partnerships Improving Urban Life, P. Davis, 1987.

Public Private Partnerships in Environmental Protection, 1991.

Public Recreation in High Risk Environments: Programs That Work, Witt, Peter A. , 1999.
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Public Space for Public Life: A Plan for the 21st Century, December 1993.

Pulling Together: A Planning and Development Consensus-Building Manual, David R. Godschalk et al., 1994.

Rebuilding Central Park: A Management and Restoration Plan, Betsy Barlow Rogers, 1987.

Recreation Planning and Design, Seymour M. Gold, 1980. - Buy this Book!

Recreation Planning and Development, Neil Ravenscroft, 1992.

Recreation Programs, A Shrewd Investment for All, Laura Bjornsen, 1994.

Reinventing Government, Ted Gaebler and David Osburne, 1992.

Remarks of Lynda Simmons to the New York City Planning Commission, March 16 1992.

Report on Parks and Recreation Departments , Partners for Livable Communities for the Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, May 1997. - Buy this Book!

Retooling South Works, Cara Jepsen, Feb/Mar 1995.

SafeScape: Creating Safer, More Livable Communities Through Planning and Design, Al Zelinka, Dean Brennan, 2001. - Buy this Book!

Secrets of Successful Rail-Trails: An Acquisition and Organizing Manual for Converting Rails into Trails, Karen Lee-Ryan and Julie A. Winterich, 1993.

Security Detail., Thompson, J. William, 1999.

Small Urban Spaces, Whitney N. Seymour, Jr, 1969.

Socio-Economic Outlook: Outdoor Recreation 2000 , Kenneth E. Hornback, 1991.

State and Local Government and Public Private Partnerships: A Policy-Issues Handbook, William G. Colman, 1989.

Strategic Communications for Nonprofits, Larry Kirkman and Karen Menichelli, 1992.

Strengthening Today's Families: A Challenge to Parks and Recreation, Dennis K Orthner, March 1998.

Success Stories: a Collection of Best Practices in the Planning, Funding, Design and Analysis of Urban Parks, Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, Urban Parks Institute, 1998.

Take Me to the River, Laurie Perry Vaughen, 2000.
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The American City: What Works and What Doesn't, Alexander Garvin, 1995. - Buy this Book!

The At-Risk Youth Recreation Project, Witt, Peter A., and John L. Crompton. , 1997.

The Benefits of Community Gardening , Richard Mattson et. al., 1994.
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The Benefits of Local Recreation & Park Services: A Nationwide Study of the Perceptions of the American Public, Geoffrey Godbey, Alan Graefe, Stephen W. James, 1992.

The Benefits of Nearby Nature for Elderly Apartment Residents, J.F. Talbot and R. Kaplan, 1990.

The Central Park Conservancy, Marianne Cramer, 1991.

The Criminal Career of Park and Recreational Hotspots, Pendleton, Michael R., and Heather Lynn Thompson, 2000.

The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs, 1961. - Buy this Book!

The Earth Manual: How to Work on Wild Land Without Taming It, Malcolm Margolin, 1985. - Buy this Book!

The Economic Benefits and Costs of Urban Parks: An Overview , Thomas Stevens and Thomas A. More, 1988.

The Effective Management of Volunteer Programs, Marlene Wilson, 1976.

The Effect of Greenways on Property Values and Public Safety, 1995.

The Effects of Greenbelts on Residential Property Values: Some Findings on the Political Economy of Open Space , M. Corrill et al., 1978.

The Experience of Nature: A Psychological Perspective, Rachel & Stephen Kaplan, 1989.

The Experience of Place: A Completely New Way of Looking at and Dealing with Our Radically Changing Cities and Countryside, Tony Hiss, 1990. - Buy this Book!

The Granite Garden: Urban Nature and Human Design, Anne Whiston Spirn, 1984. - Buy this Book!

The Great Good Place: Cafe's, Coffeeshops, Community Centers, Beauty Parlors, General Stores, Bars, Hangouts, and How They Get You Through the Day, Ray Oldenburg, 1989. - Buy this Book!

The Healing Dimensions of People-Plant Relations, Mark Francis, P. Lindsay, J. Stone Rice, 1994.

The Last Landscape, William H. Whyte, 1968. - Buy this Book!

The Latest Research on Environmental Health, January 1995.

The Living City : How America's Cities Are Being Revitalized by Thinking Small in a Big Way, Roberta Brandes Gratz, 1989. - Buy this Book!

The Nature of Health , Erica Goode, 1995.

The Once and Future Park, Deborah Karasov, editor, 1993. - Buy this Book!

The Park Commissioner's Handbook, Theodore Flickinger, Ann Londrigan, Peter Murphy, eds., 1994.

The Planning and Administration of Design Competitions, Lawrence Witzling and Jeffrey Ollswang, 1986.

The Politics of Park Design: A History of Urban Parks in America, Galen Crantz, 1982. - Buy this Book!

The Positive Values of Urban Parks , Thomas A. More, 1988.

The Power of Place: Urban Landscapes as Public History, Dolores Hayden, 1995. - Buy this Book!

The Role of Horticulture in Human Well-Being and Social Development, Diane Relf, editor, 1992.

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, William H. Whyte, March 1980.
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The State of the States on Brownfields: Programs for Cleanup and Reuse of Contaminated Sites, June 1995.

The Zoo Biz, Tom Arandale, July 1995.

Thinking Green: a Guide to the Benefits and Costs of Greenways and Trails, , 1998.
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To Dwell is to Garden, Sam Bass Warner, 1987. - Buy this Book!

Transforming Inner-City Landscapes, Frances E. Kuo, 1998.
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Trends in Urban Park Planning--A Southwestern Perspective, James D. Coffman, 1991.

Turning Brownfields into Greenbacks: Developing and Financing Environmentally Contaminated Urban Real Estate, Robert A. Simon, 1997. - Buy this Book!

Urban Design: Green Dimensions, Cliff Moughtin, J.C. Moughtin, 1996.

Urban Open Space: An Investment that Pays, Tom Fox, 1990.

Urban Open Space: Color it Valuable , Deborah Boerner-Ein, Feb 1991.

Urban Parks and Open Space, Garvin, Alexander, Berens, Gayle, et al., 1997.

Urban Vacant Land; Issues and Recommendations, September 1995.

User Analysis: An Approach to Park Planning and Management, Kathleen Madden, Kathleen Love, 1982.
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Vacant Land in Philadelphia; A Report on Vacant Land Management and Neighborhood Restructuring, June 1995.

View Through a Window May Influence Recovery from Surgery , Roger S. Ulrich, 1984.

What Good is Community Greening? , 1995.

Who's In? Future Target Markets for Parks and Recreation, Ellen O'Sullivan, 1991.

Wild Play in Cities: Designing Open Space for Children, Jencks, Rosey, 2000.

Will Brownfields Initiatives Really Work?, May/June 1995.

Working on the Land, July/August 1992.