Analysis and redesign of green areas in Lima

Abstract

Lima does not have enough green space for its citizens and falls short of the area dictated by international health organizations. How can we improve the spaces offered to better meet the public’s needs? I used a commercial area in Lima’s Santiago de Surco district to study this. The district does not have the recommended green space area, but it is close, allowing us to get a general idea of how to improve the space for the public. The study utilized censuses, surveys, and site visits to understand how people use the space. The data shows that despite having a variety of parks, they do not meet people’s expectations. The result is that parks are not used continuously, and much of the area is underutilized. The existence of parks but their lack of use is an example of a design problem. I propose redesigning the park spaces based on the data collected to better suit the public’s needs. By understanding people’s unfulfilled needs, we can improve them through better-designed green areas.