A study on the distribution of parks founded to the parksystem in Westchester county

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relation between the purpose of parksdistribution and the elements of parksystem.
Through that case study of “Westchester County Parksystem in 1922-1932”, the results are follows;
1) The paper traces the planning stage of parksystem from 1922 to 1932 in Westchester County.
2) The purpose of park-distribution have not only recreational aspect but also the effect of local-development.
3) The most important element of this parksystem is parkway, and when the ratio of parkway-areas per all parksystem-areas is about 50 percentage.