Benefits and Challenges of Urban Green Spaces

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2012-01-11
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Theaimofthispaperistoillustratethebenefits,andchallengestowardsprovidingmultifunctionalurbangreenspaces.TheresultsarebasedoncriticalanalysisofstudyfindingsfromdifferentcitiesinEurope,AmericaandtoalesserextentinAsia.Inner-citygreenspacesareespeciallyimportantforimprovingairqualitythroughuptakeofpollutantgasesandparticulateswhichareresponsibleforrespiratoryinfections.Duetotheiramenityandaesthetics,greenspacesincreasepropertyvalue.Toensuremultifunctionalroleofurbanagreenspaceisachieved,inparticularthesocialandpsychologicalrole,certainstandardsofquantity,qualityanddistributionwithintheurbanareashouldbeadequatelyestablished.Greenspacesneedtobeuniformlydistributedthroughoutthecityarea,althougheachdoesnotneedtobeextremelylargebutshouldbelargeenoughtoaccommodatethecitypopulation.