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

4 Recent utilization of parks and gardens
The recent utilisation of parks and gardens in the inner city of Hanoi will be described and
analyzed in the following section on the basis of four investigated parks. These parks have
been established for a long time, the classification by the regulations of the Greenery
Planning For Public Utilities in Urban Areas (TCXDVN 2005) does not influence whether
they are named as a park or a garden.
Firstly the selection of the four parks will be justified and the techniques of the surveys
used to collect primary data will be described. Afterwards, the results of these surveys – in
connection with information from other studies – will be presented.
4.1 Field research
The parks to be analyzed in greater detail have been chosen by several criteria.
Table 4.1: Attributes of investigated parks.
Elements of UGAs (parks & gardens)
Investigated parks
Thong Bach
Nhat Thao
Hoan
Kiem
(Bo Ho)
Lenin
Size (m 2 ) 482 450 119 690 149 734 17 183
Lakes, streams x x x
Trees shrubs, flower beds, meadows, x x x x
lawns
Fences, hedges x x
Gates x x
Statues x x x x
Concrete ground x x x x
Paths x x x x
Toilets x x x x
Children‘s playgrounds x x
Entertainment equipment
x
Public/private half half public public
Formal/informal informal informal informal informal
Located in (districts) HaBaTrung Ba Dinh Hoan
Kiem
Ba Dinh,
Dong Da
Specific type
Botanic
Landmark
garden
Temple house x x x
(x = features and existing “equipment”)
(own survey, 2010- 2011)
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