DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACES,

RECREATIONAL AREAS

Parks
-A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for
human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural
habitats. It may consist of grassy areas, rocks, soil and trees, but may
also contain buildings and other artifacts such
as monuments, fountains or playground structures. In North America, many
parks have fields for playing sports such as association
football, baseball and football, and paved areas for games such
as basketball. Many parks have trails for walking, biking and other activities.
Some parks are built adjacent to bodies of water or watercourses and may
comprise a beach or boat dock area. Often, the smallest parks are in urban
areas, where a park may take up only a city block or less and is ideally within
a 10-Minute Walk of its residents. Urban parks often have benches for sitting
and may contain picnic tables and barbecue grills. Parks have differing rules
regarding whether dogs can be brought into the park: some parks prohibit dogs;
some parks allow them with restrictions (e.g., use of a leash); and some parks,
which may be called "dog parks", permit dogs to run off-leash.

OPEN SPACE

- Open space is any open piece of land that is undeveloped (has no buildings or
other built structures) and is accessible to the public. Open space can include:

 Green space (land that is partly or completely covered with grass, trees, shrubs,
or other vegetation). Green space includes parks, community gardens, and
cemeteries.
 Schoolyards
 Playgrounds
 Public seating areas
 Public plazas
 Vacant lots

Open space provides recreational areas for residents and helps to enhance the
beauty and environmental quality of neighborhoods. But with this broad range of
recreational sites comes an equally broad range of environmental issues. Just as
in any other land uses, the way parks are managed can have good or bad
environmental impacts, from pesticide runoff, siltation from overused hiking and
logging trails, and destruction of habitat.
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-an area used by the public for recreation

PRINCIPLES

• Public parks and its embellishments should be located and designed to

provide a safe and user friendly environment.
• Public parks must be accessible and equitable for the entire community
• Public parks must be cost effective.
• Public parks must be relevant to community needs and expectations.
• Public parks must be socially and environmentally sustainable.
• Public parks must protect and enhance natural and heritage features and
values.
• Public parks must be innovative.

3 KEY DESIGN OBJECTIVES

• Accessible
• Accessible path of travel
• Equitable access

PARK CATEGORIES

1.Conservation estate (Natural Areas)

• Conservation area
• Environmental reserve
• Bushland reserve
• General reserve
2. Open space parks
• Local recreation park
• District recreation park
• City recreation park
• Open space linkage
• Amenity space
• Water body
3. Utility reserves
• Utility reserve
• Drainage reserve
• Natural drainage reserve
• Access linkage
4. Sports parks
• District sports park
• City sports park
• Specialized sports park
• Major sporting facility
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