Forodhani Park in Stone Town : the effect and value of its rehabilitation

The Forodhani Park in Stone Town, Zanzibar had been neglected for many decades before it was renovated in 2008-­‐ 2009 in a project funded by Aga Khan Trust for Culture. The Forodhani Park’s setting in a UNESCO World Heritage Site made the renovation a par...

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Autor principal: Barrsäter, Patrik
Formato: H2
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: SLU/Dept. of People and Society 2013
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description The Forodhani Park in Stone Town, Zanzibar had been neglected for many decades before it was renovated in 2008-­‐ 2009 in a project funded by Aga Khan Trust for Culture. The Forodhani Park’s setting in a UNESCO World Heritage Site made the renovation a particular case, especially while still being the host for a lively and popular meeting place for local people and tourists. The invested amount was 2.8 million USD, which raised questions of the values of the projects benefits and legacy. The previous maintenance method clearly did not work, leaving a challenge for the new management team and the fund raising setup, which is depending on rent collected from businesses within Forodhani Park. Starting off from common and not so common theories of valuing park areas, this thesis sets out to find out what kind of effects the renovation of Forodhani Park has caused and what kind of economic values possible to attribute to these effects. By interviewing people around Zanzibar, supplementing with various written material and statistics, an image of the new Forodhani Park was formed. This image reveals that the renovated Forodhani Park can be viewed as something else than a park, due to the physical changes in the renovation project. It also reveals trouble with the maintenance and management, but also appreciation and pride from the people, most of whom find the park to be beautiful.
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spelling RepoSLU53402015-10-21T14:27:06Z Forodhani Park in Stone Town : the effect and value of its rehabilitation Barrsäter, Patrik urban park Forodhani Stone Town Zanzibar Tanzania Jubilee gardens STCDA economics renovation rehabilitation impacts sustainable urban development maintenance financing conservation Aga Khan public space square market public goods tourism UNESCO world heritage place power The Forodhani Park in Stone Town, Zanzibar had been neglected for many decades before it was renovated in 2008-­‐ 2009 in a project funded by Aga Khan Trust for Culture. The Forodhani Park’s setting in a UNESCO World Heritage Site made the renovation a particular case, especially while still being the host for a lively and popular meeting place for local people and tourists. The invested amount was 2.8 million USD, which raised questions of the values of the projects benefits and legacy. The previous maintenance method clearly did not work, leaving a challenge for the new management team and the fund raising setup, which is depending on rent collected from businesses within Forodhani Park. Starting off from common and not so common theories of valuing park areas, this thesis sets out to find out what kind of effects the renovation of Forodhani Park has caused and what kind of economic values possible to attribute to these effects. By interviewing people around Zanzibar, supplementing with various written material and statistics, an image of the new Forodhani Park was formed. This image reveals that the renovated Forodhani Park can be viewed as something else than a park, due to the physical changes in the renovation project. It also reveals trouble with the maintenance and management, but also appreciation and pride from the people, most of whom find the park to be beautiful. SLU/Dept. of People and Society 2013 H2 eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/5340/
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Stone Town
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Tanzania
Jubilee gardens
STCDA
economics
renovation
rehabilitation
impacts
sustainable urban development
maintenance
financing
conservation
Aga Khan
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square
market
public goods
tourism
UNESCO
world heritage
place
power
Barrsäter, Patrik
Forodhani Park in Stone Town : the effect and value of its rehabilitation
title Forodhani Park in Stone Town : the effect and value of its rehabilitation
title_full Forodhani Park in Stone Town : the effect and value of its rehabilitation
title_fullStr Forodhani Park in Stone Town : the effect and value of its rehabilitation
title_full_unstemmed Forodhani Park in Stone Town : the effect and value of its rehabilitation
title_short Forodhani Park in Stone Town : the effect and value of its rehabilitation
title_sort forodhani park in stone town : the effect and value of its rehabilitation
topic urban
park
Forodhani
Stone Town
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Jubilee gardens
STCDA
economics
renovation
rehabilitation
impacts
sustainable urban development
maintenance
financing
conservation
Aga Khan
public space
square
market
public goods
tourism
UNESCO
world heritage
place
power