Presents a case-by-case study of 37 significant, existing works of landscape design worldwide, constructed since the Renaissance period Organised and cross-referenced by project type, with sections interspersed with key essays, each work is examined on the basis of date, size, designer, current condition, management and funding, offering insightful critique for the reader Written as an informative and accessible reference volume for practitioners and students Includes case studies from western Europe, USA, Canada, India, Japan and China Illustrated with over 300 full colour images, line drawings, plans, and location maps to showcase each landmark.

Presents a case-by-case study of 37 significant, existing works of landscape design worldwide, constructed since the Renaissance period Organised and cross-referenced by project type, with sections interspersed with key essays, each work is examined on the basis of date, size, designer, current condition, management and funding, offering insightful critique for the reader Written as an informative and accessible reference volume for practitioners and students Includes case studies from western Europe, USA, Canada, India, Japan and China Illustrated with over 300 full colour images, line drawings, plans, and location maps to showcase each landmark.

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Great City ""Parks "is a celebration of some of the finest achievements of landscape architecture in the public realm. It is a comparative study of thirty significant public parks in major cities across Western Europe and North America. Collectively, they give a clear picture of why parks have been created, how they have been designed, how they are managed, and what plans are being made for them at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Based on unique research including extensive site visits and interviews with the managing organisations, this book is illustrated throughout with clear plans and photographs with this new edition featuring full colour throughout. Tate updates his seminal 2001 work with 10 additional parks, including: The High Line in NYC, Golden Gate Bridge Park in San Francisco and Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam. All the previous city parks have also been updated and revised to reflect current usage and management.

This book reflects a belief that well planned, well designed and well managed parks and park systems will continue to make major contributions to the quality of life in an increasingly urbanized world."

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Great City ""Parks "is a celebration of some of the finest achievements of landscape architecture in the public realm. It is a comparative study of thirty significant public parks in major cities across Western Europe and North America. Collectively, they give a clear picture of why parks have been created, how they have been designed, how they are managed, and what plans are being made for them at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Based on unique research including extensive site visits and interviews with the managing organisations, this book is illustrated throughout with clear plans and photographs with this new edition featuring full colour throughout. Tate updates his seminal 2001 work with 10 additional parks, including: The High Line in NYC, Golden Gate Bridge Park in San Francisco and Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam. All the previous city parks have also been updated and revised to reflect current usage and management.

This book reflects a belief that well planned, well designed and well managed parks and park systems will continue to make major contributions to the quality of life in an increasingly urbanized world."

Roll Up Your Sleeves has a biblically based storyline to help leaders get through their wilderness to their promised land. Roll Up Your Sleeves is a not a clinical approach to managing stress, but more of a collection of common-sense approaches that is helpful for leaders in their leadership and life. Within Roll Up Your Sleeves, Michael Alan Tate shares with leaders: A simple toolset for any leader facing a complex world of constant change A clear understanding of what change does to employees, friends, and family An overall view of the real sense of the emotional impact of change Easy to apply actions to keep change from disrupting the entire organization, family, or community

In The White Shirt, a young man named Cyrus leaves a secure career and ventures out into the world to find his true calling. Along the way he learns how to create a simple strategy to succeed, why it's important to share a career plan with the right people the right way, and most importantly, how it comes together faster with a friend by your side. The White Shirt coincides with a website packed with tools and a step-by-step guide to create a one-page personal career strategy in one week with a friend. Whether readers are graduating from college, struggling to find a job, re-entering the workforce, changing careers, or preparing for retirement, they will discover strategies to successfully navigate their transition.