Hooley, D., 2004, Local character: village, neighbourhood and green space, in: Conservation Bulletin, 47,
- Author : Hooley, D.
- Year : 2004
- Title English : Local character: village, neighbourhood and green space
- Journal/Series : Conservation Bulletin
- Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 47
- Pages : 23-27
- Comments/Notes : Short section on 'Planning urban green spaces' "In the last ten years there have been a number of urban landscape characterisation studies exploring the townscape and its landscape setting.. In 2002, those principles of landscape character assessment were applied to the historic city of Oxford in the Countryside Agency's research project with Oxford City Council. In looking at the quality of the whole of Oxford's landscape, Land Use Consultants divided the city and its immediate hinteland into 52 character areas, describing each in terms of landscape quality, biodiversity value, historic integrity, intervisibility, presence or absence of open space, re-creatability of the landscape/townscape, and sensitivity. The city's small open spaces - playing fields, allotments and recreation grounds - were identified as one of the most sensitive areas."