Does the absence of community involvement underpin the demise of urban neighbourhood parks in the Eastern Cape, South Africa?:

Shackleton, Charlie M; Njwaxu, Afrika

Title: Does the absence of community involvement underpin the demise of urban neighbourhood parks in the Eastern Cape, South Africa?:
Creator: Shackleton, Charlie M, Njwaxu, Afrika
Date: 2021
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175791
Identifier: vital:42624
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.104006
Description: Public urban green spaces are essential for urban sustainability and the physical and mental wellbeing of urban residents. Yet in some settings they may face a number of threats, ranging from land transformation and development, through to poor maintenance and vandalism. It has been posited that community engagement is a crucial strategy in addressing or minimising many of these threats. Here we report on the condition of 11 newly created or renovated parks in poorer neighbourhoods of six towns over a three year period, along with in-depth interviews regarding the sentiments of local residents and officials to the (re)creation of the parks and their subsequent deterioration.
Format: 10 pages, pdf
Language: English
Relation: Landscape and Urban Planning, Shackleton, C.M. and Njwaxu, A., 2021. Does the absence of community involvement underpin the demise of urban neighbourhood parks in the Eastern Cape, South Africa?. Landscape and Urban Planning, 207, p.104006, Landscape and Urban Planning volume 207 number p. 104006 2021 0169-2046
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