Modelling Space Appropriation in Public Parks
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INTRODUCTION Sustainable park management encompasses the requirement to provide equal opportunities for access and usage of the park, regardless of age, gender or nationality of the visitors. It thereby presents opportunities as well as problems for today’s heterogeneous global cities. The research presented here is part of the project “Sustainable design, management and appropriation of urban public parks” (www.geo.unizh.ch/nfp54/).
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