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Urban green space

Kupittaa Park (Kupittaanpuisto) is a large urban open space area in Turku, Southwest Finland. At the same time, it is also the largest and oldest park in Finland.[1][2]
Asramam Maidan in Kollam city, India. It is the largest open space available in any of the city limits in Kerala state.
A grassy area with tall trees leaving shadows from the sun above. In the distance are small rowhouses, and a street is at the right.
Washington Park in Troy, NY, U.S, an example of privately owned urban open space.

In land-use planning, urban green space is open-space areas reserved for parks and other "green spaces", including plant life, water features — also referred to as blue spaces — and other kinds of natural environment.[3] Most urban open spaces are green spaces, but occasionally include other kinds of open areas. The landscape of urban open spaces can range from playing fields, to highly maintained environments, to relatively natural landscapes.

Generally considered open to the public, urban green spaces are sometimes privately owned, such as higher education campuses, neighborhood/community parks/gardens, and institutional or corporate grounds. Areas outside city boundaries, such as state and national parks as well as open space in the countryside, are not considered urban open space. Streets, piazzas, plazas and urban squares are not always defined as urban open space in land use planning. Urban green spaces have wide reaching positive impacts on the health of individuals and communities near the green space.[3]

Urban greening policies are important for revitalizing communities, reducing financial burdens of healthcare and increasing quality of life. By promoting the development of parks, green roofs, and community gardens, these policies contribute to cleaner air, mitigate urban heat effects, and create spaces for recreation and social interaction. Most policies focus on community benefits, and reducing negative effects of urban development, such as surface runoff and the urban heat island effect.[4] Historically, access to green space has favored wealthier, and more privileged communities, thus recent focus in urban greening has increasingly focused on environmental justice concerns, and community engagement in the greening process.[5] In particular, in cities with economic decline, such as the Rust Belt in the United States, urban greening has broad community revitalization impacts.[5]

Urban areas have greatly expanded, resulting in over half of the world's population being located in urban locations.[6] As the population continues to grow, this number is predicted to be at two-thirds of people living in urban areas by 2050.[6]

  1. ^ Kupittanpuisto – Kupittaa Park
  2. ^ Kupittaa Park – Kiss My Turku
  3. ^ a b Urban green spaces: a brief for action. UN City, Denmark: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. 2017.
  4. ^ "Nature of Cities". Regeneration.org. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  5. ^ a b "Ep. 51: Urban Greening with Sandra Albro". Sustainability Defined. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  6. ^ a b Kondo, Michelle (Mar 2018). "Urban Green Space and Its Impact on Human Health". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15 (3): 445. doi:10.3390/ijerph15030445. PMC 5876990. PMID 29510520.

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