Place-Keeping for Health? Charting the Challenges for Urban Park Management in Practice

Sustainability

Jinvo Nam¹  Nicola Dempsey¹ 

[1] Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Sheffield, The Arts Tower, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK;

关键词: urban green space;    park management;    place-keeping;    long-term management;    health;    well-being;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su11164383

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

There is a growing body of evidence that demonstrates the health and well-being benefits of urban green spaces. There is less evidence on the effect of the management of such spaces on our health and well-being. This paper attempts to address this gap in knowledge by calling on empirical evidence collected in the United Kingdom (UK) city of Sheffield. Interviews conducted with professionals and community groups involved in the management of six district parks are analysed using the place-keeping analytical framework. The results highlight the overriding importance of local and national policy regarding how they inform the availability of funding, which is increasingly dependent on partnerships, and governance arrangements to contribute to a park’s maintenance, which is monitored through evaluation. The findings show how policies without funding can jeopardise the effective management of parks and how the concept of making park management a statutory service might have more traction if we consider its contribution to people’s health.

【 授权许可】

Unknown