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Public open spaces in Nairobi City, Kenya, under threat

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  • Micah Makworo
  • Caleb Mireri

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The paper demonstrates that public open spaces in Nairobi City have been increasingly threatened by congestion and deterioration as result of the rapid rate of urbanisation (5--7.5%), poor planning, weak management and illegal alienation. According to the 1948 Master Plan for the city, city planning was premised on the neighbourhood concept with ample provision of public open spaces. However, after Kenya's independence in 1963, the implementation of the Master Plan was largely abandoned. Rapid and uncontrolled urbanisation meant that public open spaces that were intended to serve a population of 250,000 now serve over 3 million people. Public open spaces in the city suffer from degradation, overcrowding and insecurity, thus denying city residents access to the much-needed recreation and leisure facilities.

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  • Micah Makworo & Caleb Mireri, 2011. "Public open spaces in Nairobi City, Kenya, under threat," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(8), pages 1107-1123, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:54:y:2011:i:8:p:1107-1123
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.549631
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    2. Sarfo, Isaac & Bi, Shuoben & Xu, Xiuhua & Yeboah, Emmanuel & Kwang, Clement & Batame, Michael & Addai, Foster Kofi & Adamu, Umar Wakil & Appea, Emmanuella Aboagye & Djan, Michael Atuahene & Otchwemah,, 2023. "Planning for cooler cities in Ghana: Contribution of green infrastructure to urban heat mitigation in Kumasi Metropolis," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
    3. Munyati, C. & Drummond, J.H., 2020. "Loss of urban green spaces in Mafikeng, South Africa," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 19(C).
    4. Ilija Gubic & Oana Baloi, 2019. "Implementing the New Urban Agenda in Rwanda: Nation-Wide Public Space Initiatives," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 4(2), pages 223-236.
    5. Arnold Mwanzu & Winnie Nguyu & Jacob Nato & Joseph Mwangi, 2023. "Promoting Sustainable Environments through Urban Green Spaces: Insights from Kenya," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-13, August.

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