Paper
Evaluating Green Space Use and Management in Abidjan City, Cote d’Ivoire
- Authors:
- Konate Djibril; Aboubakar Coulibaly; Xiangrong Wang; Dembele Ousmane
- Abstract
- Many African cities are lack of green spaces. The green spaces are plots or spaces in the city developed for recreational, scientific and aesthetic purpose. It participates in urban dwellers well-being and provides them with health, calm and peace. In Abidjan as in many African cities, the use and management of these spaces are insufficiently appreciated. This paper is aimed to measure the use and management of Abidjan city’s green space by scrutinizing the behaviour of residents’ vis-à-vis of gardens, and appreciate the management pattern by authorities in order to determine the importance of green space in their culture. The paper begins with the study area and data collection method, then, the landscaping method, and the measure of green space use, and finally, the discussion about green spaces development.
- Keywords
- Green Space; Utility; Management; Use; Unattractiveness
- StartPage
- 108
- EndPage
- 116
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