By Sarah Murray – FT.com: Given the difficulties facing Africa’s rapidly expanding urban centres, policy makers might be forgiven for not putting the provision of city parks high on their list of priorities. Yet this is something the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) – the cultural agency of the Aga Khan Development Network – is focusing on in several African cities.
The trust believes parks are vital public spaces whose social and environmental role goes
far beyond offering picnic areas or views.
“Obviously, there are many pressing problems in cities, but parks are not just physical spaces,” says Luis Monreal, general manager of the AKTC. “In reality, these cities need social spaces where different populations can meet at leisure.” More.
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