Parks: GSAS Assessment

GSAS Parks: Design Assessment v2.0 provides information for rating the ecological impacts of new and existing parks, including its on-site amenities, such as landscape areas, walkways, and picnic spaces, as well as any minor service facilities including restrooms, storage sheds, or small information centers.GSAS Parks: Design Assessment v2.0 guides design and construction professionals through design assessment for all types and sizes of parks. The manual consists of a set of criteria...
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GSAS Parks: Design Assessment v2.0 provides information for rating the ecological impacts of new and existing parks, including its on-site amenities, such as landscape areas, walkways, and picnic spaces, as well as any minor service facilities including restrooms, storage sheds, or small information centers.GSAS Parks: Design Assessment v2.0 guides design and construction professionals through design assessment for all types and sizes of parks. The manual consists of a set of criteria and measurements used to assess the individual aspects of environmental impact and documenting the degree to which the requirements of Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) have been met.GSAS Parks: Design Assessment v2.0 provides information for the design assessment of the following types of park:* MINI PARK that includes small public plots, serving a residential cluster with limited facilities and services.* NEIGHOBORHOOD PARK that includes large open spaces with increased public facilities and services and usually used for recreational and social focus.* COMMUNITY PARK that serves two or more neighborhoods and serves broader purpose for recreational needs, open space preservation, and cultural events.* LARGE URBAN PARK that preserves a unique landscape in an urban environment and provides large open spaces to a diverse community. It also provides many public facilities and services.* REGIONAL PARK that preserves large tracts of open space, generally well outside of city limits. It also provides many public facilities and services, though at a lower density than large urban parks. It has also more natural, open space than developed park facilities and public spaces.