Urban Green Space Policies: Performance and Success Conditions in European Cities



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PRELIMINARY VERSION

44th European Congress of the European Regional Science Association

Regions and Fiscal Federalism

25-29 August 2004, Porto, Portugal

Urban Green Space Policies:

Performance and Success Conditions in European Cities

Ttizin Baycan Leventa
Peter Nijkampb

aDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, Istanbul Technical University
bDepartment of Spatial Economics, Free University Amsterdam
[email protected]

Abstract

Urban green spaces play a key role in improving the liveability of our towns and cities. The
quality and viability of cities depend largely on the design, management and maintenance of
urban green as well as of open and public spaces in order to fulfil their role as an important
social constellation and a visual focus. Actually, urban green spaces are seen as an important
contribution to a sustainable development of cities. However, the potential of green spaces is
not always realized, so that current management practices are sometimes sub-optimal. From a
policy perspective, the results of several case studies have shown important needs and
priorities for the development and management of urban green spaces. It is of strategic
importance to compare and evaluate urban green space policies for highlighting the best
practices for relevant policy recommendations and guidance for society and planning
authorities to improve the quality of life in cities.

The present study investigates urban green spaces from a policy evaluation perspective and
analyses European cities in order to obtain strategic and policy relevant information on the
key features of urban green. The study aims to compare and evaluate the current management
practices in European cities on the basis of the performance of urban green space policies.
The data and information used for comparison and evaluation are based on extensive survey
questionnaires filled out by relevant departments or experts of municipalities in European
cities that aim to share their experience in innovative green space policies and strategies. A
recently developed artificial intelligence method is deployed to assess and identify the most
important factors that are responsible for successes and failures of urban green space policies.
This approach reveals the most critical policy variables.



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