Public Spaces: Study in the District of Santiago de Surco

Abstract

The present article seeks to show the gaps that currently have the legal regulations of Lima Metropolitan and the management concerning public spaces. The district of Santiago de Surco is taken as a case study by its heterogeneity in its urban composition, socioeconomic level and content in public spaces. In this area of study, according to criteria previously discussed, representative parks of different economic levels were selected as object of study. In them observations were made on the perception about quality and its relevance for the inhabitants of the district. Despite the fact that there are large parks with a number of activities, they are not under an appropriate legal management system to ensure their maintenance and improvement for the future, and even less to contribute to the quality of life of the neighbors. Throughout the article a contrast between the findings of the literature and the perception of the researchers in relation to the current state of the parks studied as public spaces is developed.