The contribution of the Great Winds Park project to environmental sustainability in the Algiers metropolis

Abstract

The issue of environment and development was discussed in June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro at the United Nations Conference, known as the Summit « Planet Earth». This summit adopted a declaration which has advanced the concept of rights and responsibilities of countries in the environmental field. It is, therefore, to include the city in an ecological approach that is today the concern of the capital Algiers.

As the metropolis Algiers is the capital and the facade of the country, it was the first city of Algeria that benefited from an ecological project. Through the latter, the state tries to apply the principles adopted during the "planet earth" summit. This project, which is the "Great Winds Park -Dounya Park-", occupies an important area within the urban perimeter of Algiers. Moreover, it is called to develop on a plate of 1059 Ha. It brings a unique set of solutions to the issues related to the protection of the environment and green space in urban areas, including that of the city of Algiers, around ecological principles and sustainable development.

The objective of this work is to identify the contribution of the project "Great Winds Park -Dounya Park- Algiers". It is a question of determining the important role of this park in the environment of the metropolis Algiers, in order to highlight the means and the adequate tools to the ecological approach using the quantitative and qualitative method based on directive and semi-directive interviews and an established questionnaire to determine the reach of the project.