The big social housing area in Skelager is experiencing a negative development trend consisting of a downwards number of housing applications, an unbalanced composition of residents and a growing number of vacant apartments. The area is suffering from a bad image of increasing outward migration. There is a high degree of adults on welfare and the number of children and young people are higher than the municipal district as a whole. The area is lacking well-functioning open spaces for kids and children.

Children and young people are involved as "constructors" of a child and youth park The first stage has been started and encompasses path systems, park lighting, skate ramp, BMX runway, scout centre and planting. The park is a part of a bigger project in connection to the renovation of the Skelager area, supported financially by National Building Foundation and the City of Aalborg, and the strengthening of the social sustainability in the area.

The park is expected to have great significance as a gathering place in the district. Hereby the Skelager housing area can improve its image which furthermore will be improved with the pending renovation of the housing blocks. In connection to the park a community centre is in the works (under the work title "resource house"). It is expected to consist of a café, meeting room, institutions, pit stop, fitness centre etc.

12 million dkr from the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Municipality of Aalborg
Denmark
Keld Christensen, tel. 0045 99 31 22 41

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