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Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation
The Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation is an American inter-disciplinary professional organisation dedicated to the preservation and conservation of historic landscapes in all their variety, from formal gardens and public parks to rural expanses.
http://www.ahlp.org/|

CABE Space
CABE Space aims to bring excellence to the design, management and maintenance of parks and public space in the UK's towns and cities. The site includes details of CABE Space's programmes and publications.
http://www.cabe.org.uk/default.aspx?contentitemid=41|

Green Flag Award
The Green Flag Award scheme is the national standard for parks and green spaces throughout England and Wales. The Green Flag Award is open to any freely accessible park or green space. Under the Green Flag Award umbrella, there is also the Green Heritage Site accreditation and the Green Pennant Award. The Green Flag Award is managed by The Civic Trust, and CABE Space is the main funder.
http://www.greenflagaward.org.uk/|

GreenSpace
GreenSpace is a not-for-profit organisation set up to help those committed to the planning, design, management and use of public parks and open spaces.
http://www.green-space.org.uk/|

It's Your Space
It's Your Space is a national campaign aiming to encourage communities in the UK to get involved and transform their local environment for the better, concentrating on parks and open spaces.
http://www.itsyourspace.org.uk/|

Plazas and Piazzas
A Great Buildings Online site, covering plazas and piazzas as public open spaces. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/piazza.html|

Project for Public Spaces
Project for Public Spaces, is a US nonprofit urban planning and design organisation, which works to improve parks, plazas, civic squares, transportation, markets, public buildings and architecture to build livable communities.
http://www.pps.org/|

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