Provision of Public Recreation Space under Urban Intensification Policies: Case Studies from Auckland, New Zealand
- Architecture and Planning Faculty, Auckland University
Published in The Second NZAAR International Event Series on Natural and Built Environment, Cities, Sustainability and Advanced Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 8 December 2016, pages 13 to 18. New Zealand Academy of Applied Research. ISSN 2463-5979 (online), 2463-5960 (print).
Abstract
Public recreation space has been identified as an essential feature of the urban fabric; it provides opportunities for variety as well as environmental, physical, social and economic benefits. The traditional approach towards the provision of public recreation space is the ‘standards’ received increasing criticism due to its failure to meet people’s recreational needs. Apart from this issue, urban intensification policy is seeking to increase density in existing activity centers. Population growth within the specified areas makes it difficult to apply a standard approach as limited land is available in urban areas, and it is costly. These issues have shifted attention from the ‘standards’ approach to a ‘quality’ approach as an alternative method, which instead of considering the amount of such space actually takes people’s recreational needs into account and how to meet them in such space. The aim of this research to develop qualitative measures to evaluate public recreation space in intensified urban areas.
Keywords: Public Recreation Space; Urban Intensification; Standard Approach; Quality Approach; Qualitative Measures
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