Abstract
Since historical times, urban parks have been created to provide some services for the benefit of certain social groups. Nowadays, the concept of public park includes some principles of ecological, economical and social sustainability and thus it is possible to consider them as places of inclusion and with a diversity of recreational purposes. Nonetheless, through the analysis of some case studies with women, ethnic groups, racial groups, homosexuals, disabled people or people with special needs, this paper proposes that today’s parks are far from being inclusive. This deficiency can have negative effects in the quality and use of the parks themselves. We suggest some strategies and recommendations that allow the creation of programmes for the allocation, design and management of parks under a perspective of inclusion and fairness, by considering the recreational social demand and the citizens’ participation.
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