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16.16 Family 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

Families like green space and blue space. After a hectic week in the home, the office and the school, they need calm. In hot weather, families want to picnic on the grass, not far from a car. In cool weather, they want exercise and places for children to exercise their expensive toys (bikes, boats, models etc.). They like green space. This explains why the heads of households, when working as planners and designers, tend towards the belief that green is the paramount colour for outdoor planning.