For excellent background reading on the myriad issues parks in the UK are facing today, please see the following two reports:
Nesta. Rethinking Parks: Exploring New Business Models For Parks in the 21st Century. November 2013.
Heritage Lottery Fund. State of UK Public Parks: Renaissance to Risk? June 2014.
Nesta. Rethinking Parks: Exploring New Business Models For Parks in the 21st Century. November 2013.
Heritage Lottery Fund. State of UK Public Parks: Renaissance to Risk? June 2014.