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

Shackleton, Charlie M.; Njwaxu, Afika

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.104006

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“…Such spaces also aim to achieve social integration and acceptance as an alternative to exclusion and preference [81]. Urban resilience should improve people's well-being by creating inclusive urban public spaces where people have more positive experiences, a stronger sense of place, and a higher quality of civic pride [82,83].…”

Section: Community Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can Public Spaces Alleviate Poverty-Related Feelings? Content Analysis of Vision 2030 and Egyptian Residents’ Storytelling

Abusaada

Elshater

2023

Buildings

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This study argues that Vision 2030 and social housing should consider the elements of the sociocultural dimension of urban design (SDUD) to alleviate urban poverty-induced feelings. By examining public spaces in the context of Vision 2030 and the implementation of social housing projects, this study aims to provide a theoretical framework that may assist city policymakers in rethinking the role of public spaces in alleviating poverty-related feelings. A review of the relevant literature explores the SDUD elements and builds an index to measure poverty through bibliometric and content analysis. This index was used to analyze the gaps in Vision 2030 in South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt, which we randomly chose. It focused on SDUD elements, social housing, and public spaces. We empirically examined the role of public spaces in alleviating poverty-related feelings using the SDUD index. We applied episodic narrative and interview-based storytelling techniques to a limited group of poor residents in the Al Asmarat Housing Project in Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. This interview discusses the role of public spaces in reducing poverty-related feelings. The results focus on exploring the four SDUD elements of poverty and examining how public spaces alleviate poverty-induced feelings. Vision 2030 revolves around SDUD elements, social housing, and public spaces. Urban design policies can alleviate poverty in development projects for the poor. Integrating urban design policies into Vision 2030 makes city dwellers in developing countries feel less inferior.

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Section: Community Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can Public Spaces Alleviate Poverty-Related Feelings? Content Analysis of Vision 2030 and Egyptian Residents’ Storytelling

Abusaada

Elshater

2023

Buildings

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“…There is a range of motivations to promote gardening behavior and various barriers to the behavioral development have also been studied. Barriers regarding UCGs are related to finances, external damage, space, water, soil, organizational structure, communication, interpersonal relationships, and participation [70][71][72]. In many articles, ecosystem disservices have been described as harmful consequences of ecological change or as deficient ecosystem services [73,74].…”

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Chinese Residents’ Perceived Ecosystem Services and Disservices Impacts Behavioral Intention for Urban Community Garden: An Extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Tian

et al. 2022

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Urban community gardens (UCGs), greenspace cultivated and managed for vegetables by local communities, provide substantial ecosystem services (ES) and are warmly welcomed by residents. However, they also have many ecosystem disservices (EDS) and are almost always refused by the decision-makers of the government, especially in China. Better understanding the residents’ perceived ES and EDS and the impact on the behavioral intention (BI) toward UCGs is of great value to solve the conflicts between residents and the government concerning UCGs and to develop sustainable UCGs. Following the theory of planned behavior (TPB), we measured perceived ES/EDS, attitudes (ATT), perceived behavioral control (PBC), subjective norm (SN), and BI of 1142 residents in Changsha, China, and investigated their direct and indirect causal relationships using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results showed that: (1) ATT, PBC, and SN significantly and positively impact the BI of UCGs and together explained 54% of the variation of BI. (2) The extended TPB model with additional components of perceived ED/EDS improved the explanatory ability of the model, explaining 65% of the variance of BI. Perceived ES and perceived EDS showed significant direct positive and negative impacts on UCGs, respectively. They also indirectly impacted BI by influencing ATT, PBC, and SN. The findings of this study can extend our understanding of residents’ attitudes, behavior, and driving mechanism toward UCGs, and can help decision makers to design better policies for UCG planning and management.

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“…This may result in negative outcomes on the hill where community participation is higher than municipality involvement. The authors of [57] noted that meaningful community engagement increases the likelihood of more positive outcomes in urban greening projects; however, the roles of the municipality should not be ignored. It is worth noting that community consultation and participation alone are not sufficient to immunize a created green space or park from damage as it requires true community involvement, stewardship and willingness to act to prevent damage from free reign agents [57].…”

Section: Vegetation Cover Changes and Impact Of Community Management Efforts On Restorationmentioning

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“…The authors of [57] noted that meaningful community engagement increases the likelihood of more positive outcomes in urban greening projects; however, the roles of the municipality should not be ignored. It is worth noting that community consultation and participation alone are not sufficient to immunize a created green space or park from damage as it requires true community involvement, stewardship and willingness to act to prevent damage from free reign agents [57]. The Sadzi hill conservation group has the latter two qualities, but community involvement is still a problem; in some quarters, there is a feeling that the community has been denied access to other economic activities on the hill such as gardening, molding bricks and tree cutting for fuel wood, charcoal and timber which were attributed to the ecosystem disservices that triggered a call for a reversal to start conserving the mountain first with a stop to all the activities and let natural regeneration take charge with supplemental tree planting where necessary.…”

Section: Vegetation Cover Changes and Impact Of Community Management Efforts On Restorationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Community Power: Enhancing Urban Forest Diversity and Reversing Ecosystem Disservices in Zomba City, Malawi

Likongwe

Chimaimba

Chiotha³

et al. 2021

Land

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Tree species diversity in urban green spaces supports the provision of a wide range of urban ecosystem services, well studied in developed countries and less so in developing countries, where little is discussed concerning the role of urban communities in addressing the eminent threat facing green spaces. A study was, therefore, conducted to assess the impact of community involvement in the management of urban green spaces, which is mostly left in the hands of the central government in most developing countries. Two hills, namely, Sadzi and Chiperoni hills, were selected within Zomba city, where the latter has no community involvement in managing it. Trees with diameters at breast height (DBH) of ≥5 cm were measured and identified to species level from 25 sampled plots (20 × 20 m each). The results found a total of 51 species, 40 genera and 17 families, with the Fabaceae family dominant in both hills. A Shannon index of above 3.0 was recorded from both hills, with a greater tree density for Sadzi hill at 695 trees/ha. Sadzi hill has gained more than a twofold increase in green cover, while Chiperoni has lost 10%. Despite being in the regenerating phase, the community management is contributing to urban green space provision, ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation.

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

Cited by 24 publications

References 45 publications

Can Public Spaces Alleviate Poverty-Related Feelings? Content Analysis of Vision 2030 and Egyptian Residents’ Storytelling

Can Public Spaces Alleviate Poverty-Related Feelings? Content Analysis of Vision 2030 and Egyptian Residents’ Storytelling

Chinese Residents’ Perceived Ecosystem Services and Disservices Impacts Behavioral Intention for Urban Community Garden: An Extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Urban Community Power: Enhancing Urban Forest Diversity and Reversing Ecosystem Disservices in Zomba City, Malawi

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