Le parc public à Ho Chi Minh ville : pratiques et significations
Author: Ho, Thi Huong Giang
Under the direction of: Vincent Berdoulay, Jean-Yves Thai Thi Ngoc Du and Jean-Yves Puyo
Pau University
Texte français
Keywords : Geography, Vietnam, Public park, Individuals, Practices, Transition, Social cohesion, Modernity, Well-being, Public space, Parks, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (North).
Abstract
The process of rapid globalization of metropolises is accompanied by a high demand for public parks. In Ho Chi Minh City, the latter manifests itself not only in public policies but also in the practices of users. These practices developed a large variety of individual meanings in the face of transformations in urban society. In fact, individuals, through their use of public parks, have contributed to the transition and enrichment of this form of public space towards modernity in their daily lives. There is a widespread desire to concern oneself which manifests itself in the diversity of physical practices and also in the change of perception of individuals. This is the result of three types of amenities perceived by users : health, the extension of living space and the quest for well-being through the presence of nature in the parks. Then, due to criteria linked to vulnerable individuals such as the elderly, migrants and isolated women, new forms of urban sociability are emerging thanks to the park helping individuals seeking to rebuild their lives. So, the latter is no longer just a physical form in terms of planning but also an "actor" who contributes to the creation of new forms of social cohesion and to cultural hybridization in the process of urban modernization.
