Design Highs and Policy Lows in the Making of New Public Space in Mexico City

Heathcott, Joseph; López-García, David

doi:10.1080/17549175.2022.2150270

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“…Accordingly, promoting pocket parks is closely tied to the development of relevant policies, which necessitate a well-designed top-level mechanism. While the design of pocket parks in Mexico has the potential to create significant urban spaces, a misalignment between politics, policy, and design has impeded the implementation of the proposed 150 new pocket parks [88]. International research and practical applications of new green infrastructure, such as green roofs, which are similar to pocket parks, have demonstrated the effectiveness of policy interventions in producing the intended results [13].…”

Section: Public Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Pocket parks provide public benefits that are not solely enjoyed by the stakeholder responsible for their installation. Therefore, policy development and public intervention are necessary to coordinate among multiple stakeholders [75,88]. Furthermore, short-term interventions, such as pop-up parks and guerrilla gardening, require legitimate policy development, and the bibliometric analysis demonstrates that researchers have only recently begun to focus on the impact of policies on pocket parks, with most studies emerging after 2022.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pocket parks-a systematic literature review

Jiang

Guo

et al. 2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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The rapid urbanization and climate change have resulted in socio-environmental issues that necessitate viable intervention strategies to create green, healthy, and livable built environments. One effective method is the development of pocket parks. Although several studies have explored the benefits and design principles of pocket parks, there is a lack of systematic and quantitative understanding. In view of this knowledge gap, this study employs bibliometric methods and critical review to quantitatively analyze and systematically review 276 papers published in the Web of Science and Scopus databases between 1977 and 2023. Firstly, a bibliometric analysis is conducted, providing a comprehensive overview of research on pocket parks. Secondly, a detailed critical review is conducted from three major perspectives: influencing factors, design methods, and benefits of pocket parks. Finally, the research trends and future directions are discussed. The results indicate that (a) pocket park development takes various forms, with a growing number of articles published each year. However, research on this topic is primarily concentrated in the United States and China, with significant knowledge gaps remaining globally. (b) The utilization of pocket parks is affected by various factors, including internal, external physical, and socio-economic factors. The mechanisms of these factors and their interactions demand deeper understanding. (c) There is a need to conduct an in-depth exploration of planning methods for pocket parks, and planning and design methods in different country contexts can be expanded and compared. (d) Further research is needed to compare the benefits of pocket parks in different climatic zones in terms of depth and width. The outcome of this study can contribute to the body of knowledge on pocket parks, foster their wider acceptance, and help urban planners, practitioners, policy makers, and government managers apply them more effectively in resilient and livable cities of the future.

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Section: Public Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Public Policymentioning

confidence: 99%