2022 年 9 巻 p. 185-199
In a rapidly urbanizing country, it is difficult for the government to provide sufficient public facilities on time including public parks, which are vital elements to enhance the quality of life in the neighborhood. In the case of Phnom Penh, Cambodia has only 1.1 m2 of park and green area per person, which is less compared to other cities in the world (JICA, 2014). A large number of parks are located in the urban core along the boulevards, not in the newly expanded area. On the other hand, in the suburban area, a private park has been built inside a private residential development project, but it has limited access. It is believed that some residents in the suburban area still have difficult access to parks due to the public park insufficiency. The objectives of the research are 1) to clarify the actual situation and satisfaction of residents’ park utilization in 3 different types of areas in private sector-led suburban neighborhoods; 2) to evaluate the perception of residents on parks. The methodology to be used is a literature review, field observation, and survey questionnaire. It has been discovered that residents in different parts of the area have a different levels of accessibility and satisfaction in park utilization due to the lack of public parks. More than half of respondents who are residing in a housing project without a park or non-project area have never been to a park, while more than 80% of residents residing in a housing project with a park visit their project park, which is open only to people within the project. Furthermore, residents of projects with parks have better access and satisfaction than other residents in the Sen Sok ward. Therefore, it is vital to provide equity in park utilization to create a good neighborhood. Surprisingly, even though project parks are regulated for common use among residents, a small number of outside residents visit these parks. Moreover, 58.6% of the projects with park residents stated that project parks should be shared. This is a positive sign towards the sharing of privately owned parks in the future.
