Urban Green Areas – their functions under a changing lifestyle of ...

Three given hypotheses were confirmed: i) the demand of public UGAs in inner Hanoi will
grow mid-term and increase strongly long-term; ii) Hanoi’s residents will claim strongly for
more parks in the future; iii) The number of conflicts inside the area of UGAs, among the
visitors will occur very soon and require a specific master plan for the development and the
management of UGAs.
Finally, based on the weaknesses of UGAs in Hanoi recently, two group of
recommendations were also suggested to improve UGAs.
Firstly, in terms of quality – quantity:
Retain each square meter of green space as UGA – do not unblock any green space
for construction;
The existing UGA have to be well maintained.
Secondly, in terms of management – planning:
Elaborate a UGA-masterplan for (inner) Hanoi;
Keep UGA management in the responsibility of public bodies;
Implement participation of affected population defector in the process of planning
and management (as it has already been written in planning guidelines);
Be aware of potential conflicts among park user groups;
Establish an UGA monitoring system – involving regular (or even permanent)
countings based on up-to-date technology;
Realize horizontal partnering structures.