Abstract
The term ‘parks’ is generally understood to mean those areas of open space which are set aside for human leisure and pleasure. Parks draw heavily on landscape and horticultural features for their impact and these provide a framework or backcloth for the activities within. ‘Amenities’ is a much broader term, encompassing all those sites such as golf courses, playing fields, allotments and water features that are not parks in the strictest sense but have a common recreational bond with them. The two elements, parks and amenities, have been grouped together traditionally for the sake of convenience in identity and administration.
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Gentil, T. (1991). Parks and Amenities. In: Borrett, N. (eds) Leisure Services UK. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11621-8_5
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