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dirty; the new ones are <strong>of</strong>ten not all open and these require a fee to use. So some visitors<br />

refuse to use the facilities or do not want to walk to the toilet (see for instance picture 4.2).<br />

The picture shows a man urinating by a tree even though the toilet is less than 100 meters<br />

away (taken in Lenin park, Nov. 2011).<br />

Picture 4.2: A man urinates by a tree<br />

Source: Own picture, Nov. 2011.<br />

missing toilets<br />

missing entertainment facilities<br />

missing children's play ground.<br />

missing services.<br />

missing trees/ grass.<br />

missing parking lot.<br />

missing lakes.<br />

1.2<br />

6.5<br />

12<br />

22.2<br />

25<br />

29.7<br />

38<br />

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40<br />

(%)<br />

(N= 509)<br />

Figure 4.26: Missing in Thong Nhat park<br />

Source: Own survey, 2010-2011<br />

Bach Thao park has slightly different priorities in demand: Entertainment and child-related<br />

facilities are most desired (see figure 4.27).<br />

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