Community Participation in Preservation of City Park The Case of Binjai City, Indonesia

City park is a form of action in improving quality of
the urban environment. The purpose of this study is to measure
community participation in the environmental sustainability of
city parks in Binjai City. To get the data needed in this study,
researchers used data collection techniques by surveying. The
researcher distributed questionnaires to visitors to the city park.
The results of this study indicate that community participation is
at the lowest level. In decision making, community participation
is very low for everything related to the preservation of city
parks, communities are still not directly involved. Community
participation in the implementation of city park conservation is
very low, in this case the community has not been involved.
Community participation in taking benefits is rather high, city
parks provide an opportunity for the community to trade around
them so that they get financial benefits from the visitors of the
city park. Community participation in evaluations is very low, in
this case the community has not been involved. The form of
community participation is still only in the form of energy and
acceptance of benefits.