Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Kiwanis park -- Gas works park -- Grasslawn park -- Luther Burbank park -- Ravenswood park -- Timkin mini-park -- Bitzer park -- Sunset ridge park -- Tommy Perkins memorial park -- Suddieth park -- Sahuaro ranch park -- Highland park playground -- Edgar M. Queeny play center -- Victor Steinbrueck park -- Recreation center for the handicapped -- Waterfall garden -- Forecourt fountain -- Lovejoy park -- Freeway park -- Freimann square -- Nationwide plaza -- Gene Coulon park -- Boynton beach oceanfront park -- Greenfield park -- Spanish river park -- Canal park -- Guadalupe river park -- Cedar river trail -- The park at Bothel landing -- Promenade park -- Yeatman's cove, The Serpentine wall -- Boom island park -- Waterfront park -- South Pointe park -- Landfill park -- Slide rock state park -- Cascade springs -- New Zealand heritage park -- Nice theme park -- Asir national park -- Denver botanic gardens -- Navajo nation zoological and botanical park -- Woodland park zoological gardens -- Arizona-Sonora desert museum -- Stone mountain animal forest -- Miscellaneous facilities -- References for further reading -- Index.

The main focus of this book is to present diversity of designs for parks and recreation spaces. The presentation is in the form of a brief description for each project and some illustrations to show design intent. Some of the descriptions were written by the designers involved while the author prepared some from other of the photographs are those of the author, but some have been provided by the design firm whose project is presented.