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Beyond the fringe: the role of recreation in multi-functional urban fringe landscapes
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Abstract This paper reviews some of the academic literature and policy documents that relate to and promote the need for urban design and the re-invigoration of the processes and practices of 'masterplanning'. Specifically, this paper concerns the implications for recreation in areas that have been conceptua... view more
This paper reviews some of the academic literature and policy documents that relate to and promote the need for urban design and the re-invigoration of the processes and practices of 'masterplanning'. Specifically, this paper concerns the implications for recreation in areas that have been conceptualised in a number of ways including 'urban fringe' and 'fringe-belt' and the ways in which these areas are being re-developed as multi-functional spaces in the planning process. The paper pays particular attention to the proposed development of the 'North Plymouth Community Park' examining the claims made for the sustainable characteristics of the development and questioning the absence of the cultural aspects of recreation.... view less
Keywords
urban planning; sustainable development; urban development; local recreation; green space; city outskirts; land utilization; Great Britain
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 143-152
Journal
Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis, 5 (2013) 2
ISSN
2067-4082
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed