Lists of Bests: Mark Demeny's "Best urban parks"

Lists of Bests: Mark Demeny's "Best urban parks" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/4439 Parks with a higher 'contrast' of city to nature rank highest. A decent park in the Center of a massive metropolis (i.e. Central Park) will rank higher than a large park at the edge of a smaller city (i.e. Gatineau Park) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:23:33 GMT en-us 0 50 7 0 0 Stanley Park http://www.43places.com/places/view/202985 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/202985" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/580267s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102910/canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103945/british-columbia-canada" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/106592/vancouver-british-columbia-canada" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a></div><div id="num-active-people">16</div> Central Park http://www.43places.com/places/view/193269 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/193269" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/634s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103061/united-states" title="United States">United States</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/104065/new-york-state" title="New York State">New York State</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/105154/new-york-city-new-york-state" title="New York City">New York City</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/195143/manhattan-new-york-city-new-york-state" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a></div><div id="num-active-people">425</div> Hyde Park http://www.43places.com/places/view/213214 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/213214" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/27185s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102942/united-kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/181680/england-united-kingdom" title="England">England</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/105607/london-england-united-kingdom" title="London">London</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/631899/city-of-westminster-london-england" title="City of Westminster">City of Westminster</a></div><div id="num-active-people">58</div> Jardin des Tuileries http://www.43places.com/places/view/600648 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/600648" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/590513s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102936/france" title="France">France</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103284/ile-de-france-france" title="Ile de France">Ile de France</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/104335/paris-ile-de-france-france" title="Paris">Paris</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/1889749/rive-droite-paris-ile-de-france" title="Rive Droite">Rive Droite</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/1079685/1er-arrondissement-rive-droite-paris" title="1er Arrondissement">1er Arrondissement</a></div><div id="num-active-people">11</div> Gatineau Park http://www.43places.com/places/view/269366 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/269366" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/271444s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102910/canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103953/quebec-province-canada" title="Québec Province">Québec Province</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/198810/gatineau-quebec-province-canada" title="Gatineau">Gatineau</a></div><div id="num-active-people">3</div> Englischer Garten http://www.43places.com/places/view/211208 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/211208" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/1265416s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102920/germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103296/bayern-germany" title="Bayern">Bayern</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/104518/munchen-bayern-germany" title="München">München</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/1032674/schwabing-munchen-bayern" title="Schwabing">Schwabing</a></div><div id="num-active-people">1</div> Phoenix Park http://www.43places.com/places/view/657591 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/657591" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/149927s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102957/ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/1242870/leinster-ireland" title="Leinster">Leinster</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/715146/county-dublin-leinster-ireland" title="County Dublin">County Dublin</a> > <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/104362/dublin-county-dublin-leinster" title="Dublin">Dublin</a></div><div id="num-active-people">1</div>