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A glimpse on the history of green urbanism of the U.S. as found in Karlenzig's, et al. ‘How Green is Your City’ book (2007, 06–07). The concept had a gradual start in the late 1800s, when some large cities of the United States (U.S.) started using advanced drinking water, sewage and sanitary systems.
Kupittaa Park [] (Kupittaanpuisto) is a large urban open space area in Turku, Southwest Finland.It is the largest and oldest park in Finland. [1] [2] Asramam Maidan in Kollam city, India, is the largest open space available in any of the city limits in Kerala state.
Towards an Urban Renaissance resulted in the White Paper Our Towns and Cities – the Future, published in 2000. [1] It was also influential in the revised Planning policy guidance note 3: Housing (PPG 3), also published in 2000. [citation needed] Rogers published an independent update titled Towards a Strong Urban Renaissance in 2005. [3] [4]
Their findings concluded that, "investment in urban [green infrastructure] that is visibly greener, that facilitates access to [green infrastructure] and other amenities, and that is perceived to promote multiple functions and benefits on a single site (i.e. multi-functionality) generate higher [willingness-to-pay] values."
Environmental gentrification is commonly understood as the process in which urban green space improvements lead to the displacement of lower-income communities, although the exact definition remains a topic of debate. [10] Green gentrification is closely related to urban planning and climate mitigation efforts.
Community Greens, sometimes referred to as backyard commons, urban commons, or pocket neighborhoods, are shared open green spaces on the inside of city blocks, created either when residents merge backyard space or reclaim underutilized urban land such as vacant lots and alleyways. These shared spaces are communally used and managed only by the ...
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Urban & Fischer, an imprint of Elsevier. The editor-in-chief is Wendy Chen. [ 1 ] Coverage includes research regarding urban and peri-urban forests and other nearby vegetation.
Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States [1]) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities. [2] Urban renewal involves the clearing out of blighted areas in inner cities in favour of new housing, businesses, and other developments.