16. 22 Political Parks

Contents list

• 16.1 Park Character
• 16.2 Red Park Space
• 16.3 Blue Park Space
• 16.4 Yellow Park Space
• 16.5 Orange Park Space
• 16.6 Purple Park Space
• 16.7 Brown Park Space
• 16.8 Grey Park Space
• 16.9 White Park Space
• 16.10 Greenspace
• 16.11 Aged Parks
• 16.12 Toddler Parks
• 16.13 Childrens Parks
• 16.14 Teenager Parks
• 16.15 Yuppie Parks
• 16.16 Family Parks
• 16.17 Third Age Parks
• 16.18 Cultural Parks
• 16.19 Park Ownership and Management
• 16.20 Religious Parks
• 16.21 Art Parks
• 16.22 Political Parks
• 16.23 Ethnic Parks
• 16.24 Flood Parks
• 16.25 Recycling Parks
• 16.26 Air Conditioning Parks
• 16.27 Permaculture Parks
• 16.28 Restaurant Parks
• 16.29 Garden Parks
• 16.30 Club Parks
• 16.31 Bird Parks
• 16.32 Dog Parks
• 16.33 Museum Parks
• 16.34 Photographic Parks
• 16.35 Swimming Parks
• 16.36 Park Diversification
• References

Governments are run by parties. In The Politics of Park Design, Galen Cranz demonstrated the inseparability of parks from politics (Cranz, 1982). Only one government can run a country, but parks can be managed to suit all the political colours. A Capitalist Park would be privately owned and managed. We could expect a high standard of order, and high prices for the attractions. A Socialist Park would have everything run by the people for the people. A Social Democrat Park would have public facilities in public ownership but would use the market economy to run cafes, beer gardens, carousels, rides and other attractions. A Green Party Park would be planned with ecological objectives to conserve the world's resources. In a Cooperative Park, people would work cooperatively for the greatest good of the greatest number. The results could provide an interesting commentary on political systems.