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Ecole nationale supérieure du paysage de Versailles
Laboratoire de recherches

Actes des séminaires «Etapes de recherches en paysage»

Numéro 8, 2006




Sami Yassine Turki et Imène Zaâfrane Zhioua :

«Analysis of the green space programme in Greater Tunis»


Abstract




The green space programme in Greater Tunis is mainly set within urban development plans, In Greater Tunis, most of the 32 communes have their own plans.

In this paper, we study the effects of the green spaces scheduling according to different urban development plan. We analysed two elements which are: the geographical and typological distribution of green spaces within the Greater Tunis and the characteristics of the fitting out of these spaces.

A geographical data base containing all the scheduled green spaces included in the approved urban development plans has been used to analyse the typological and geographical distribution of the green spaces. A sample of green spaces has been analysed in the detail at the level of the development.

The main results show a disparity in this distribution especially the small share allocated to the urban parks and the neighbouring green spaces in some communes. The study of the characteristics of fitting out has shown that the typology of the green spaces depends mainly on three factors which are the way the green space is scheduled and performed afterwards, the land and the initial vocation of the plot and finally the period of realization.

Key words : green space, urban planning, spatial distribution, fitting out, Greater Tunis.