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- Title
Assessing the Spatial Distribution and Allocation Gaps of Urban Parks in Bahawalpur City of Punjab, Pakistan.
- Authors
Ali Khan, Asad; Shafqat, Adila
- Abstract
Urban parks are important fragment of amenity green spaces in the cities. These are not only significant tool for the assessment of sustainability of cities but also environmentally, aesthetically, culturally, economically and socially are very important component of urban systems. Providing parks near their neighborhoods is vital for their functions as recreational areas for citizens. Governments of different regions have designed their own classification and typology of parks depending upon prevailing climate, land use, culture and need. Bahawalpur is a developing city of the Punjab province of Pakistan. City is rapidly expanding due to the raise in population resulting from natural growth as well as from rural-urban migration. New private residential colonies are quickly emerging, road network is widening and other activities are expanding hence need for open and green spaces are also increasing. This study on Urban Parks of Bahawalpur aims to provide baseline knowledge about the distribution and allocation gaps of parks and to help in identification of potential areas for such amenity spaces. An extensive field survey was conducted to explore the distribution pattern of parks and ANGSt Model was applied. Serviceability of these parks has been evaluated by employing statistical indices like, number of parks, service area, service population and park area per capita. Findings of the study may contribute in helping the town planners for understanding the demands of new parks regarding this municipal facility and potential areas which are deprived of parks.
- Subjects
BAHAWALPUR (Pakistan); URBAN parks; URBANIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; SOCIAL surveys
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS), 2014, Vol 34, Issue 2, p545
- ISSN
2074-2061
- Publication type
Article