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Public Parks Going Private: A Ground Fact or Just a State of Mind

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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 Privatization of public parks refers to the claim of ownership of public parks by a specific socio-economic class with certain types of commercial, social and/or sports activities. The situation triggers an unofficial hidden process of transformation of public parks into private parks. The transformation process starts when other socio-economic classes have a no-go-space state of mind where performed activities do not match and/or invite them to participate. In other words, it results in a ground shift in the planned socio-cultural ecosystem. The Paper presents a literature review on the principles underpinning the functioning of public parks as public spaces with specific reference to the socio-economic aspect. It aims to highlight the reasons behind the privatization of public parks by specific socio-economic causing class exclusion and affecting parks' spatial settings. Hence, it also aims to help localities understand the development process of public parks in order to maintain a balanced socio-cultural Ecosystem. The paper uses the case of The International Park in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt (i.e. Alhadeka Aldawlia) to analyze the gap between the existing and planned socio-cultural ecosystems and their impact on users and surrounding socio-economic classes' perceptions.

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10.21608/jur.2017.89107

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Privatization, public space, Public Parks, Socio-Cultural Ecosystem

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Ahmed

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Shetawy

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Ain Shams University, Department of Planning and Urban Design

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ashetawy@gmail.com

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Moureen

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Asaad

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Ain Shams University, Department of Planning and Urban Design

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moureen_asaad@hotmail.com

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23

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13397

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2017-01-01

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2020-05-14

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2017-01-01

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121

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135

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2090-0694

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2682-4515

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Journal of Urban Research

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22 Jan 2023