Recommended Reading
This is a list of recommended reading for those interested in the issues
surrounding accessible greenspace. They all come recommended, either
because we like what they say, or because they
spark debate. Some of these books may now be out of print, or difficult
to get hold of,
but
we include
them
here
as
many
are still available in libraries and direct from the publishers/authors.
Where the publication is still in print, links are provided to buy books
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Design/Architecture/Planning
- Access Design Sheets, undated, Stephen Thorpe, Centre
for Accessible Environments, London.
- Another Eyesight, 2005, Julia Ionides and Peter Howell, Dog Rose
Press
- Barrier Free Environments. 1977, M. Bednar (ed),
Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross. PA, USA.
- Building Sight
 , 1996, Peter Barker, Jon Barrick & Rod
Wilson, RNIB, London.
- Cities
for a Small Country,
2000, Richard Rogers & Anne Power, Faber.
- Design
for Sustainability: A Sourcebook of Integrated Ecological Solutions,
2002, Janice Birkeland, Earthscan.
- Design
for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change,
1985, Victor Papanek, Thames & Hudson.
- Designing
for the Disabled,
1976, S. Goldsmith, RIBA Publications, London.
- Designing
with Plants,
1999, Piet Oudolf, Conran Octopus.
- Design Note 18: Access for disabled people to educational
buildings. 1984, Department of Education & Science,
HMSO, London.
- In
the Bubble: Designing in a Complex World 2005,
John Thackara, MIT Press.
- Landscape Design for
Elderly & Disabled People,
1994, Jane Stoneham & Peter Thoday, Garden Art Press, Woodbridge.
- Landscape Design in Public Open Space, 1985, N.J.
Rowson & P.R. Thoday. University of Bath.
- Landscapes
for Learning: Creating Outdoor Environments for Children and Youth,
1997, Sharon Stine, Wiley.
- Mobility
for Special Needs,
1995, Juliet Stone, Cassell, London.
- A
Pattern Language,
1978, Christopher Alexander, Oxford University Press.
- People
Places,
1997, Marcus & Francis, Wiley
- Site Planning and Design for the Elderly: Issues, Guidelines and Alternatives,
1985, D.Y. Carstens. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, USA.
- Technical Bulletins, Joint Mobility Unit, RNIB,
London.
- The
Timeless Way of Building,
1990, Christopher Alexander, Oxford University Press.
- Universal
Design Handbook,
2001, Wolfgang Preiser Ed. McGraw-Hill Education.
Horticultural Therapy
- Able to Garden, 1990, Peter Please, Horticultural Therapy,
Somerset.
- Accessible Gardening, 1997, Peter Thoday, Horticulture
for All, Gillingham, Dorset
- Gardening Without Sight, Kathleen Fleet, 1989, RNIB,
London.
- Gardening is for Everyone, 1990, A. Cloet & C.
Underhill, Human Horizon Series, Souvenir Press.
- Growing with Gardening: A Twelve-Month Guide for Therapy, Recreation, and Education, 1989, B. Moore, University of North Carolina
Press, Chapel Hill & London.
Activities/Children/Education
- Children's Gardening, 1991, Peter Please, Horticultural
Therapy, Somerset.
- Complete
Playground Book,
1993, Arlene Brett, Robin Moore, Syracuse University Press.
- Fun and Games, 1994, Judy Denziloe, Butterworth Heinemann,
Oxford.
- Grounds for Sharing:
A guide to developing special school sites. 1996.
Jane Stoneham. Learning through Landscapes, Winchester.
- Last
Child in the Woods. Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder 2006,
Richard Luov, Algonquin Press of Chapel Hill.
- Plants for Play: A Plant Selection Guide for Children's Outdoor Environments, 1993, Robin Moore, MIG Communications,
Berkeley, California, USA.
- Play,
Playtime and Playgrounds: Key Issues for Teachers, Supervisors and
Governors in Primary Schools, 1992, Wendy Titman, Southgate Publishers.
Conservation/Nature
- Biophilia
Hypothesis 1995,
Kellert & Wilson, Island Press.
- Discovering
Wildlife: a directory of wildlife sites suitable for people with
a disability, 1996, The Sensory Trust.
- Flora
Britannica,
1996, Richard Mabey, Sinclair-Sevenson.
- Holding Your Ground, 1987, Angela King & Sue
Clifford, Common Ground. Wildwood House Ltd.
- How
to Make a Wildlife Garden,
1984, C. Baines, Elm Tree Books, London.
- Listening to Nature: How to Deepen Your Awareness of Nature, Joseph Cornell, 1987, Exley Publications.
- Promoting Nature in Cities and Towns, 1986, Malcolm
Emery, Croom Helm, London.
- Scented Flora of the World, an Encyclopaedia, 1978,
R. Genders, Granada Publishing, Mayflower.
Getting People Together/Making Things Happen
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