世界城市公园 World Urban Parks – 全球城市公园行业代表机构

组织概况

世界城市公园（World Urban Parks，简称 WUP）是城市公园、开放空间与游憩领域的国际行业代表机构。协会的覆盖范围横跨城市公园、绿色城市、自然保护、游憩、体育、健康等多个相关行业，吸纳国家行业协会、公园管理机构、非政府组织、企业、社区团体及个人会员，2015 年 4 月正式启用章程开展工作。

成立背景

协会是在原国际公园与游憩管理协会（International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administration，简称 IFPRA）基础上改组而来。2013 年 Parks For Life 团队完成了对 IFPRA 的战略评估，建议成立一个更具包容性、以城市为重点的新机构。同年 10 月的 IFPRA 全体大会批准设立专项工作组，2014 年大会通过了新章程，注册于新西兰，2015 年 2 月 23 日正式登记成立世界城市公园（World Urban Parks Incorporated），并在 81.5% 投票会员的支持下确定 “World Urban Parks” 这一名称。

愿景与使命

愿景是建立一个让人们珍视并能便捷获得高质量城市公园、开放空间与游憩场所的世界。使命则定位于推动和支持全球范围内的城市公园、开放空间和游憩设施的提供、有效管理与使用，使其成为健康社区的有机组成部分，紧密连接自然世界。具体工作目标涵盖四大方面：高质量公园与开放空间提升城市生活质量、经济环境文化社会价值获得广泛认同、专业人员网络畅通高效、协会成为城市公园领域公认的国际代言人。

主要工作与项目

协会的重点项目围绕城市公园发展战略的几条主线展开。世界公园学院（World Parks Academy）致力于建立首个面向公园与游憩行业的国际能力认证体系；大型城市公园委员会为大型城市公园提供专门的交流与协作平台；杰出个人奖（Distinguished Individual Award）等系列奖项每年在国际大会上颁发，2015 年于葡萄牙蓬蒂迪利马大会上首次颁出，获奖者为爱尔兰的 Christy Boylan 博士。协会每两个月聚焦一个主题，气候变化、健康公园与健康人群、老年人与公平、交通（让每个孩子在步行可达范围内拥有一个公园）、经济发展等议题均纳入讨论。

组织治理与会员

协会作为非营利会员制团体，由会员治理。设有全体大会、董事会和执行委员会，董事会由会员按类别、区域和技能选举产生，主席、副主席及一名董事组成执行委员会负责日常事务。秘书处早期在英国，2015 年起迁至新西兰惠灵顿。会员分为有投票权的正式会员和无投票权的准会员两类，覆盖组织与个人两种身份。最初设立欧洲、亚太与美洲三个区域，后扩展加入非洲-中东区域，目前可经协会网站加入会员、获取独家资源并参与 PodParks 播客、博客与会员通讯。

官网：https://worldurbanparks.org/

About the Organisation

World Urban Parks (WUP) is the international representative body for the urban parks, open space and recreation sector. Its membership spans national associations, park authorities, NGOs, universities, research institutes, businesses, community groups and individuals across parks, green city, conservation, recreation, sport and health. The organisation adopted its constitution in April 2015 and began operating as a successor to the former International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administration.

Origins

WUP grew out of a strategic review of IFPRA conducted in 2013 by Parks For Life, an alliance of national park and recreation associations. The General Assembly of October 2013 endorsed the creation of a new urban-focused body, a task force was formed in 2014, the constitution was adopted later that year, and the new entity was registered in New Zealand on 23 February 2015. In a name preference vote among members, 81.5 percent chose World Urban Parks as the title of the new organisation.

Vision and Mission

The vision is a world where people value and have easy access to quality urban parks, open space and recreation. The mission is to promote and support the provision, effective management and use of urban parks, open space and recreation worldwide as an integral contribution to healthy communities connected to the natural world. Strategic objectives cover four areas: well-managed parks and open spaces improving urban life; economic, environmental, cultural and social benefits of parks widely recognised; people networks supported by quality information and training; and WUP recognised as the global unified voice for the sector.

Key Programmes

The signature programmes of World Urban Parks align with its strategic priorities. The World Parks Academy works to unify national certification systems by providing the first international competency-based accreditation for parks and recreation professionals. The Large Urban Parks Committee, established after the 2015 Stockholm Large Parks in Large Cities Conference, brings together practitioners from major metropolitan parks. Awards such as the Distinguished Individual Award recognise sustained contributions; the inaugural 2015 award went to Dr Christy Boylan of Ireland at the Ponte de Lima Congress. Bimonthly themes include climate change, healthy parks healthy people, equity and democracy, ageing populations, transportation and economic development.

Governance and Membership

WUP is constituted as a non-governmental, non-profit membership-based peak body, with Full (voting) and Associate (non-voting) memberships open to organisations and individuals. Governance rests with Full Members at Annual General Meetings, who elect a Board reflecting membership categories, regions and skills. The Executive Committee, comprising a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and one other director, oversees strategy and the CEO. The Secretariat moved from the United Kingdom to Wellington, New Zealand in 2015. Initial regions covered Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, later joined by Africa-Middle East.

Official Site: https://worldurbanparks.org/