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Bookmark or Share- The Importance of Green Spaces in an Increasingly Gray WorldGreen spaces, according to the World Health Organization, are ‘all urban land-covered by vegetation of any kind’. This includes street trees, gardens, parks, landscaping around buildings, sports fields, flowerbeds, ponds, green entryways, green roofs, individual plants, and more.
- Green Streets and Community Open Space | US EPACommunity open, green space is socially valuable. Walkable neighborhoods, parks, and open green spaces draw people outside and foster social interactions. Green streets integrate nature into the urban environment and provide a revitalizing contrast to the harsh shape, color, and texture of buildings, and stimulate the senses with their simple ...
- Defining greenspace: Multiple uses across multiple disciplinesGreenspace research has been driven by an emerging interest in the impact that biodiversity and ecosystem function has on life in urban areas. Studies from multiple disciplines across the life, physical and social sciences investigate the interactions with or within greenspace, creating a wide range of potentially related, but disparate findings.
- What Are Green Spaces? And Why Do We Need Them?Green spaces refer to programs that support the creation of open space in cities to build leafy public parks and recreational areas. Learn about the benefits of parks, gardens, and other green spaces in urban areas.
- How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?Trees enhance our lives by releasing oxygen, reducing pollution, and preventing flooding. Beyond all of these benefits, there is growing evidence that just being around trees and green spaces improves mood and overall health.
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