3rd Edition

Design for Outdoor Recreation

By Simon Bell Copyright 2027
300 Pages 285 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

300 Pages 285 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Design for Outdoor Recreation takes a detailed look at all aspects of design of facilities needed by visitors to enjoy outdoor recreation destinations. The book is a comprehensive manual for planners, designers and managers of recreation taking them through the processes of design and enabling them to find the most appropriate balance between visitor needs and the capacity of the landscape. A... Read more

Introduction

1. The Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Outdoor Recreation

2. Recreation Planning

3. Design Concepts for Outdoor Recreation

4. The Journey to the Destination

5. Providing Visitor Information

6. Parking the Car

7. Toilet Facilities

8. Picnicking

9. Children’s Play

10. Trails

11. Water-based Recreation

12. Wildlife viewing

13. Design for Overnight Visitors

14. Interpretation

15. Comprehensive Site Design

Biography

Simon Bell is a forester and landscape architect with over 30 years’ experience of design and research into outdoor recreation. He is currently Professor of Landscape and Wellbeing and co-director of the OPENspace Research Centre at Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, and Chair Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Estonian University of Life Sciences.