La thèse a pour objectif de développer une relation alternative entre les droits de l’Homme et l’économie. A cette fin est entreprise une analyse approfondie de l’idée d’usage public de la raison. Les concepts fondamentaux de l’économie politique, tels que la société civile et l’État, sont ainsi revisités dans un cadre conceptuel qui est, à l’origine, fondé sur la notion de majorité chez Kant, mais qui, dans le même mouvement, va au-delà de cette notion pour rendre compte du pluralisme de la société civile. / The dissertation attempts to account for an alternative connection between human rights and economics. It suggests that this connection involves a comprehensive analysis of the idea of public use of reason. The fundamental concepts of political economy, such as civil society and state, are then re-visited within a conceptual framework which is originally based on Kant’s notion of becoming mature, but at the same time, surpassing it in the extent of the pluralistic society.

D.Litt. et Phil. (Anthropology) / This thesis investigated how public spheres are spatialised in public space. The public sphere is commonly understood as the public deliberation between people to establish their common interests and the bearing this has on state authority. While it is acknowledged that public space is essential for public sphere development, this link between public space and the public sphere has not been extensively researched. There is also a lack of literature examining people’s experiences of public space in the global south, especially anthropological studies that focus on people’s experiences of and in urban parks. This thesis seek to answer how public spheres are spatialised in an urban park, Joubert Park, in Johannesburg, by asking what the context of the creation for the park is, what rules of access and use exist, and how the management model adopted by the City of Johannesburg and the managing agent, City Parks, affect what happens in the park. South Africa had, and still has, very specific patterns of spatial development and use, shaped through its colonial history, and apartheid. Post-apartheid South Africa holds the possibility of changing the way that space is used, and regulated, from being exclusionary based on race to being inclusionary. Joubert Park is situated in the inner city of Johannesburg, and is the oldest park in the city. At its establishment in 1891 it was situated in a relatively well-off area of Johannesburg. In the 1930s single houses in the area were replaced with art-deco apartment buildings, and served as a first receiving point for European and migrants from other parts of South African. The 1990s ushered in an era of white flight and decline within the inner-city, affecting the buildings around the park. Today the surrounding area is generally seen as decayed and is the focus of inner-city regeneration efforts aiming to build an “African World Class” city. The park is well used by a variety of urban dwellers and is considered by City Parks as a flagship within the city. It has an art gallery, various non-governmental organisations and is patronised by a variety of users, traders, chess-players and photographers. This thesis utilised standard ethnographic practices. Fieldwork consisted of ‘hanging out’ and participating within the park, formal interviews, directed questioning, and archival research. Data analysis proceeded from a combination of framework analysis, arising from theory, and grounded, from within the data. Findings were that although park users say that the park is freely available for all to use, it is in fact constrained by identity markers such as race, class, gender, sexuality and nationality. These factors articulate to produce certain experiences of the park. At the same time that people are excluded from the park, people also exclude themselves. These mechanisms of exclusions broadly reflect South African society, which has been described as socially conservative despite a liberal constitution that was implemented in 1996. The City of Johannesburg has rules and regulations that aim to exclude certain users, mostly poor and homeless people, from the park. Park users resist these rules but their small acts of resistance do not change how the rules are applied. At the same time as enforcing rules, both written and unwritten, on park users, the City ignored its own responsibilities as laid out in by-laws concerning the park. The City’s ideal users are different from actual park users and this causes contestations around space use. Lastly, findings were that there were wisps of public sphere activity taking place within the park, but that this is not sustained in any meaningful manner. Outside the park there are many more recognisable and sustained public sphere activities through protest marches. Park users do not participate in these protest marches despite the fact that the marches are similar to their own concerns. This thesis argues that more loosely regulated public space is necessary for public spheres to develop. This thesis addresses literature in urban anthropology, public space, and public sphere. It contributed to urban anthropology by showing how a small urban park can reveal patterns in the city as well as applying a unified framework developed by Setha Low. It contributed to public space literature by contributing to knowledge of public spaces in the global South. Lastly, it contributed to public sphere literature by showing that the type of regulations in public spaces can inhibit the formation of effective public spheres. Key words: Joubert Park, public space, public sphere, Johannesburg, urban anthropology

Legal concepts of administrative law restricting the right to property Within the legal order a lot of legal concepts can be found which restrict fundamental constitutionally guaranteed right to property, respectively which can restrict it. The dissertation focuses on analysis of selected legal concepts which are regulated by administrative law and through which is interfered with the right to property. In the Czech Republic the right to property is guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and at European level by the Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The thesis is divided into three main chapters which are further divided into individual sub-chapters. The first chapter deals with the characteristic, definition and categorization of particular legal concepts restricting the right to property. The second chapter focuses on the right to property itself, especially on constitutional basis, limits and its protection. In the relation to the topic of the dissertation it is also important to define how these legal concepts are enshrined in the legal order and which form of administrative activities they result in. The third chapter describes the particular forms of administrative activities in relation to the right to property. The...

Recent research has emphasized the importance of rail-trails for various activity experiences and economic benefits. Past research has not, however, examined rail-trail opportunities with other trail opportunities in order to understand whether specific management efforts are needed for this type of setting and its users. This study investigated the differences between rail-trail users and general trail users with respect to socio-demographics (age, income, gender, income, community type), use characteristics (frequency of visitation, miles traveled to the site, group size, past experience with the area), expenditures (total and specific types), and trail/activity meanings (satisfaction, setting appraisals, place attachment, activity involvement, mode of experience). The study included a variety of camping and day-use areas within the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. On-site interview and mail survey data were obtained from 235 trail respondents from May through October, 1993. Findings revealed few group differences with respect to socio-demographics and trail meanings. Use characteristics and expenditures, however, demonstrated differences as rail-trail users tended to be day-users who traveled shorter distances, participated in trail activities for fewer hours and within smaller groups, and tended to spend more on hotel accommodations and restaurants than general trail users. Management implications relate to assisting the economic base of local communities by attracting more non-local rail-trail users and encouraging them to stay longer in the region. Recommendations for further research suggest assessing benefits and motivations with respect to specific trail opportunities in order to reveal greater group differentiation. A discussion on the joint effects of variations in activities at the two trail settings is also addressed. / Master of Science

The aim of this study was to compare the outputs of two modes of citizen participation, the solicitation of written public input, and mail-back questionnaires, on the basis of the opinions and preferences expressed about ORV use and management at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. This comparative analysis was undertaken in order to gain a fuller understanding of the pitfalls and potentialities of survey research in the citizen participation process. The first of two data sets came from a 1978 survey of CHNS residents and visitors on their views about ORV use and possible management actions at the seashore. The second source of data was derived from a content analysis of the written public input on the ORV use and management issue. The Codinvolve System, which was pioneered by the U.S. Forest Service, was used for the content analysis. A test of the reliability of the coding was conducted to evaluate the coding procedure. A phi-test generated coefficients, which when transformed into chi-square values, revealed that the reliability rate was better than 90.0%. The comparison of the two data sets, the survey results, and the Codinvolve output, focused upon the differences between them with respect to the number and character of expressed opinions. Differences between the public input submitted prior to the release of a controversial National Park Service draft ORV management plan and that received after its release were also analyzed. Due to the general scarcity of comments within the public input, chi-square comparisons between the data sets were not feasible. Instead, comparisons of percentages were used to identify the salient differences. Substantial differences were found between the survey and Codinvolve data sets in both the number and character of expressed opinions. However, no substantial differences were found between the pre-plan public input and the post-plan public input. It was noted that the Park Service’s draft ORV management proposals were mentioned in over three-quarters of the post-plan public input. In conclusion, this study suggested that the solicitation of written public input is not an effective citizen participation technique as it fails to educate the public about the various elements and decision parameters associated with an issue. Furthermore, this citizen participation technique provided very limited data on the opinions and preferences of the affected public about ORV use and management. The possible research which survey research can perform in citizen participation and environmental conflict resolution are also discussed. The addition of a workbook or information manual to a mail-back questionnaire was suggested as a means of endowing this citizen participation technique with an educative element. The need for further research on the design and effectiveness of the combined workbook/mail-back questionnaire approach was stressed. / Master of Science

Thesis (MA (Geography and Environmental Studies))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / The pressure of urbanisation causes an increasing decline in public open space. The intrinsic potential of a system of public open spaces to create a city where inhabitants’ living, working and recreational environments are enhanced is often undervalued. Irrespective of the pressure of urbanisation and the amount of land currently being earmarked for open spaces, there is a growing need for more open spaces in the urban areas of South Africa. It is important to gauge the scope of open spaces in order to monitor their development. This thesis investigates the usefulness of parks in the Bellville municipal area to its inhabitants. This study identified existing parks in Bellville. Open spaces in Bellville make up 15,3% of the total area and since 1996 1,1% of the open space in Bellville has been lost to development. Parks are distributed unevenly throughout the municipal area with the eastern area having the bulk of the open space area percentage and the southern area the smallest proportion. As a result of field studies conducted in Bellville, conforming to guidelines specified by a preceding literature study, a classification system was developed on the basis of area, function and the level of upkeep. Four park types were identified by the classification process, namely neighbourhood, ecological, aesthetical and recreational parks. Following the classification of open spaces the study focuses on the neighbourhood park to gauge the needs of and utilisation by inhabitants. The neighbourhood park was selected as study focus owing to the heterogeneous appearance of this park type and because it is the most common type found (84,5% of all parks) in Bellville. Subclassification into eight subclasses guarantees homogeneous park classes. The presence of recreational structures forms the basis for the classification of neighbourhood parks. Upkeep of neighbourhood parks occurs frequently and approximately 60% of the neighbourhood parks have recreational structures. A stratified random sample selected one park out of each of the eight subclasses for case study. In each case study a simple random sample of park users was made. The population is defined as all households in a 300m radius of the park. Questionnaires were distributed to the selected households. Irrespective of their busy schedules during the week, the inhabitants still have ample free time over weekends. Free time is generally spent at home though a significant percentage of inhabitants take excursions to enjoy walks in nature. Children and pensioners most frequently make use of parks. Parks are generally visited on a weekly basis. Neighbourhood parks are visited over weekends for walks and for use as playgrounds. Most of the inhabitants are satisfied with the appearance of the neighbourhood parks, though they feel security at the parks is insufficient and parks are inadequate for the playing needs of children. Awareness of parks forms an integral part in park use. Being unaware of parks or having to travel far have a significant effect on non-usage of parks. In order to encourage park use it is essential to create multifunctional parks catering to the inhabitants’ varying needs and utilisation of parks. Single functional parks can be transformed into multifunctional parks by adding additional attractions thereby addressing inhabitants’ needs and extending the existing function of the park. Effective management of parks is essential in preserving them as continuing assets in the Bellville municipal area.

我國早期發展之都市地區，隨時間經歷，無可避免地產生各種都市問題，因而有實施都市更新之必要。於現行法制下，除由政府主辦都市更新外，私人亦得自行實施都市更新，且一般認為政府應幫助私人進行都市更新，原因在於若無政府公權力介入，強迫相關權利人參與，將導致更新時程嚴重拖延，都市更新條例25條之1即明定得由實施者申請徵收少數不願參與都市更新者之土地或合法建築物。然而，政府公權力介入之程度與時機為何，亦應審慎考量。 由私人興辦都市更新事業，或許除了「私益」外，亦產生「公共利益」，惟此「公共利益」是否大至足以剝奪私人所有權之「私益」，則有待商榷。因而，政府有無權力為了辦理都市更新，以強制手段要求私人參與，甚至徵收不願參與更新者之財產，不無疑問。申言之，主要之問題在於都市更新是否具備足夠之公共利益，而具有剝奪私有財產之正當性；亦即運用徵收方式為辦理都市更新之私人實施者取得其無法以協議方式取得同意之土地，手段(徵收)是否適當，且目的(都市更新)有足以剝奪私人土地之正當性，有釐清及解決之必要。為探討此問題，本文由實施都市更新歷史悠久之美國加以取材，欲透過美國相關法制之研究，找出國內值得學習與借鏡之處。 本文第二章主要針對我國與美國關於都市更新及土地徵收法制之相關法制加以探討，並歸納我國與美國採徵收手段辦理都市更新時之相關規定。 研究發現我國與美國除更新、徵收程序之差異外，對於得以發動徵收之要件，我國係以「公共利益」稱之，美國則以「公共使用」加以規範，而判斷得否發動徵收之機構，於我國為內政部土地徵收審議委員會，美國則係由司法機關進行判斷。是故，第三章接著介紹美國採徵收手段之都市更新相關裁判概況與主要爭議問題點，並於第二至六節分別探討採徵收手段之都市更新相關判決之主要案例，最後於第七節將二至六節各判決案例中美國法院對於公共使用之判斷標準加以綜合分析。 第四章則對於我國以徵收方式實施都市更新之規範加以檢討，接著以第三章美國相關判決對公共利益之判斷基準為視點，探討我國之採徵收手段實施更新制度之適當性，以及得以徵收實施更新之情形為何。最後，第五章針對我國現行以徵收作為都市更新手段之規範提出改進方向，以提供都市更新條例及土地徵收條例修法之參考。

El uso de los espacios públicos está influido directamente por la calidad de su habilitación, es decir, por la capacidad de responder a necesidades funcionales, físicas, psicológicas y sociales de los usuarios frente a los elementos que lo configuran. El buen uso y conservación de estos espacios define la aceptación y apropiación de los usuarios. Cuando las personas ven posibilidades de uso y logran intervenir en la creación de lugares de encuentro, los espacios se enriquecen y se realzan sus contenidos funcional, simbólico y social. El papel que juega el mobiliario urbano en la constitución del espacio público como soporte de las actividades y facilitador de la vida urbana es fundamental. Las decisiones que los realizadores tomen, las características de la oferta, la interpretación de las necesidades e intereses de los ciudadanos/as, impactará la calidad de vida a la que aspiren en ese lugar. El espacio público y el mobiliario urbano constituyen un medio eficaz para que las personas logren ciertos beneficios en la realización de sus actividades (trabajo, educación, esparcimiento). Si ambos se ofrecen por igual a todos los ciudadanos para su uso indistinto y en comunidad, debe existir un cuidado crítico en el diseño, calidad y estado de tales bienes. La presente investigación pone de manifiesto que los objetos con los que convivimos espacio público urbano (Objetos de Uso Público, OUP) responden a una diversidad de demandas, distintas de las solicitudes para los objetos de uso privado. Estas demandas resultan del contexto donde dichos objetos se insertan (el espacio público urbano) y de las necesidades inherentes a la vida urbana, que tienen sus propias exigencias y particularidades. Estos factores revelan la complejidad que debe reconocerse e integrar en el diseño de los OUP y la diversidad de disciplinas y decisiones intervinientes en su implementación. Esta investigación justifica su importancia demostrando que el diseño tiene la responsabilidad de articular, coordinar y comandar las disciplinas participantes y en última instancia, implementar la materialización de los objetos concebidos desde estas variadas necesidades y condiciones. Esta investigación se centra en el reconocimiento de las características distintivas de los OUP y en el rol del diseño para asegurar esas distinciones y enfatiza la relevancia de integrar en el diseño las necesidades y aspiraciones de los ciudadanos. Ambas tareas deben desarrollarse dentro de las capacidades disciplinares del diseño. Se trata de un análisis de las experiencias de uso del espacio público, tal como se caracteriza en las sociedades de raíces latinas y en particular, estudia el comportamiento de los ciudadanos en tres parques de la ciudad de Barcelona. Las aportaciones derivadas de este trabajo son: › desarrollo de un material teórico para caracterizar los OUP, que puede servir de base para su tratamiento desde la perspectiva del diseño industrial. › identificación y proposición de mecanismos interpretativos y conceptuales para destacar la componente significativa y simbólica de los OUP. › definición de principios para incorporar la participación activa de los usuarios en el proceso de diseño de los OUP. › propuesta de énfasis necesario en los aspectos económicos y psico-sociales, sin desconocer el rol protagónico de otras disciplinas. › reafirmación de la responsabilidad del diseño en la entrega de lineamientos para la materialidad y producción de los OUP, con mezcla de tareas de la economía, el urbanismo, la psicología ambiental y la arquitectura como condicionantes y la ingeniería y parte del urbanismo como intervinientes. La visión amplia, integral y holística del espacio público y de los bienes que allí se instalan, exige la perspectiva de las disciplinas que aquí se proponen, abriendo un campo de mayor claridad para el resto de las disciplinas, artes y oficios asociados en el tema. / The use of the public spaces is influenced directly by the quality of its qualification, namely, by the capacity of these spaces to answer to functional, physical, psychological and social needs of users with regard to the elements that make part of it. The good use and conservation of these spaces defines the acceptance and appropriation of the users. When the persons see possibilities of use and manage to intervene in the creation of places of encounter, the spaces are upgraded and its contents are functionally, symbolically and socially valuated. The role played by urban furniture in the constitution of the public space, as a support of the activities and facilitator of urban life is fundamental. The choice that decision makers take, the characteristics of the supply and the interpretation of the needs and interests of the citizens, will affect the quality of life expected to be yielded by this place. Public space and urban furniture constitute an effective way to persons to achieve certain benefits in the accomplishment of their activities (work, education, leisure). If both are offered indistinctly to all the citizens for their individual use and in community, a critical care must exist in the design, quality and condition of such goods. The present research reveals that objects with which we deal in public urban space (Objects of Public Use, OPU) respond to a diversity of demands, different from the one requested to objects of private use. These demands result from the context where the above mentioned objects are inserted (the public urban space) and from the needs inherent to the urban life, which has its own requirements and particularities. These factors reveal the complexity that must be recognized and integrated in the design of the OPU and the diversity of disciplines and decisions that must intervene in their implementation. The importance of this research lies on the demonstration that the design has the responsibility to articulate, coordinate and command the participating disciplines and in last instance, to implement the materialization of the objects conceived from these varied needs and conditions. This research is axed on the recognition of the distinctive characteristics of the OPU and on the role of design to assure these distinctions. It emphasizes the relevancy of integrating in the design the needs and aspirations of the citizens. Both tasks must be developed within the capacities of design as a discipline. The research deals also with an analysis of the experiences of use of the public space, as it is characteristic of the societies of Latin roots and especially, studies the behavior of the citizens in three parks of the city of Barcelona. The contributions derived from this work are: › Development of a theoretical material to characterize the OPU, which can be used as a base for analysis and action in the perspective of design. › Identification and proposition of interpretive and conceptual mechanisms to emphasize the significant and symbolic component of the OPU. › Definition of principles to incorporate the active participation of users in the process of design of the OPU. › Proposal of granting the necessary emphasis in the economic and psycho-social aspects, not ignoring the leading role of other disciplines. › Reaffirmation of the responsibility of design in the delivery of guidelines for the materiality and production of the OUP, mixing contributions from the economy, the urbanism, the environmental psychology and the architecture as determining disciplines and the engineering and part of the urbanism like interveners ones. The wide, integral and holistic vision of public space and of the goods that are installed there, demands the perspective of the disciplines and approaches proposed here, shedding light on the rest of the disciplines, arts and trades associated in the topic.

O instrumento Parque Linear está sendo apontado pela bibliografia atual como uma medida sustentável de uso e ocupação das áreas de fundo de vale urbanas, nos âmbitos ambientais, sociais, econômicos e culturais. Contextualizando estas áreas dentro do território brasileiro nos dias atuais, estas são consideradas pela legislação ambiental como APPs – Áreas de Preservação Permanente, ou seja, proibidas de edificação, mas na realidade caracterizam-se como espaços residuais da paisagem natural remanescente, quando existente, e encontram-se geralmente invadidas e degradadas pelo modelo de urbanização adotado até hoje. Em função do crescimento do número de municípios brasileiros que estão buscando implantar este instrumento como medida de prevenção ou remediação do estado degradante em que se encontram as áreas urbanas marginais aos cursos d’água, busca-se com esta dissertação discutir este tema, no que se refere a compatibilidade de aspectos relativos à conservação dos recursos naturais e de promoção do uso público destas áreas para o lazer, cultura, educação e circulação não-motorizada, e propor subsídios para um melhor planejamento desta proposta. Para alcançar estes objetivos, a pesquisa se utiliza de um referencial teórico, que aborda conceitos e exemplos de parques lineares implantados no Brasil e exterior, e de um estudo de caso aplicado em um parque linear implantado na década de 80, denominado Parque Municipal Arno Kunz, situado no município de Campo Bom – RS. A metodologia desta pesquisa é baseada na busca de diferentes percepções, que englobam o pesquisador/observador, técnicos e usuários, utilizando-se principalmente de métodos qualitativos como o levantamento documental, observação in loco, entrevistas e formulários, este último complementando a pesquisa qualitativa com alguns dados quantitativos. Os resultados obtidos nesta pesquisa corroboram com a hipótese gerada, de que faltam critérios biofísicos, sociais e econômicos no planejamento, projeto e gestão dos parques lineares em áreas de fundo de vale urbanas, afetando o desempenho e a sustentabilidade da proposta. / The Linear Park instrument is being mentioned by the current bibliography as a sustainable measure of use and occupation of the urban areas of back valley, in the environmental approach as well as social, economical and cultural. Contextualizing these areas inside the Brazilian territory in the current days, they are considered by the environmental law as APPs - Areas of Permanent Preservation, in other words, forbidden for construction, but actually featured as residual spaces of the remaining, when existent, natural landscapes, and they are usually invaded and degraded by the urbanization model adopted until today. Due to the growth of the number of Brazilian municipal districts which are aiming to implant this instrument as a prevention measure or remediation of the degrading state in which the marginal urban areas are along the courses of water, this dissertation seeks to discuss this theme, in what it refers to the compatibility of the aspects relative to the conservation of the natural resources and of the promotion of the public use of these areas for leisure, culture, education and non-motorized circulation, and to propose subsidies for a better planning of this proposal. To reach these objectives, the research makes use of a theoretical reference, that approaches concepts and examples of linear parks implanted in Brazil and in foreign countries, and of a case study applied to a linear park implanted in the decade of 80, called Municipal Park Arno Kunz, located in the municipal district of Campo Bom - RS. The methodology of this research is based on the search of different perceptions, that include the researcher / observer, technicians and users, making use mainly of qualitative methods like the documental finding, observation in loco, interviews and forms; this last one complements the qualitative research with some quantitative data. The results obtained from this research corroborate with the generated hypothesis, that there is a lack of bio-physical, social and economical criteria in the planning, project and administration of the lineal parks in bottom areas of urban valley, affecting the performance and sustainability of the proposal.

O instrumento Parque Linear está sendo apontado pela bibliografia atual como uma medida sustentável de uso e ocupação das áreas de fundo de vale urbanas, nos âmbitos ambientais, sociais, econômicos e culturais. Contextualizando estas áreas dentro do território brasileiro nos dias atuais, estas são consideradas pela legislação ambiental como APPs – Áreas de Preservação Permanente, ou seja, proibidas de edificação, mas na realidade caracterizam-se como espaços residuais da paisagem natural remanescente, quando existente, e encontram-se geralmente invadidas e degradadas pelo modelo de urbanização adotado até hoje. Em função do crescimento do número de municípios brasileiros que estão buscando implantar este instrumento como medida de prevenção ou remediação do estado degradante em que se encontram as áreas urbanas marginais aos cursos d’água, busca-se com esta dissertação discutir este tema, no que se refere a compatibilidade de aspectos relativos à conservação dos recursos naturais e de promoção do uso público destas áreas para o lazer, cultura, educação e circulação não-motorizada, e propor subsídios para um melhor planejamento desta proposta. Para alcançar estes objetivos, a pesquisa se utiliza de um referencial teórico, que aborda conceitos e exemplos de parques lineares implantados no Brasil e exterior, e de um estudo de caso aplicado em um parque linear implantado na década de 80, denominado Parque Municipal Arno Kunz, situado no município de Campo Bom – RS. A metodologia desta pesquisa é baseada na busca de diferentes percepções, que englobam o pesquisador/observador, técnicos e usuários, utilizando-se principalmente de métodos qualitativos como o levantamento documental, observação in loco, entrevistas e formulários, este último complementando a pesquisa qualitativa com alguns dados quantitativos. Os resultados obtidos nesta pesquisa corroboram com a hipótese gerada, de que faltam critérios biofísicos, sociais e econômicos no planejamento, projeto e gestão dos parques lineares em áreas de fundo de vale urbanas, afetando o desempenho e a sustentabilidade da proposta. / The Linear Park instrument is being mentioned by the current bibliography as a sustainable measure of use and occupation of the urban areas of back valley, in the environmental approach as well as social, economical and cultural. Contextualizing these areas inside the Brazilian territory in the current days, they are considered by the environmental law as APPs - Areas of Permanent Preservation, in other words, forbidden for construction, but actually featured as residual spaces of the remaining, when existent, natural landscapes, and they are usually invaded and degraded by the urbanization model adopted until today. Due to the growth of the number of Brazilian municipal districts which are aiming to implant this instrument as a prevention measure or remediation of the degrading state in which the marginal urban areas are along the courses of water, this dissertation seeks to discuss this theme, in what it refers to the compatibility of the aspects relative to the conservation of the natural resources and of the promotion of the public use of these areas for leisure, culture, education and non-motorized circulation, and to propose subsidies for a better planning of this proposal. To reach these objectives, the research makes use of a theoretical reference, that approaches concepts and examples of linear parks implanted in Brazil and in foreign countries, and of a case study applied to a linear park implanted in the decade of 80, called Municipal Park Arno Kunz, located in the municipal district of Campo Bom - RS. The methodology of this research is based on the search of different perceptions, that include the researcher / observer, technicians and users, making use mainly of qualitative methods like the documental finding, observation in loco, interviews and forms; this last one complements the qualitative research with some quantitative data. The results obtained from this research corroborate with the generated hypothesis, that there is a lack of bio-physical, social and economical criteria in the planning, project and administration of the lineal parks in bottom areas of urban valley, affecting the performance and sustainability of the proposal.