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Moreover, the lack of green spaces in low income, urban areas green gentrification due to these communities at present struggling with financial matters. [32] The promotion of green areas has a positive effect on the communities, and the imbalance of greenery in wealthy versus low-income areas exhibits environmental injustice.
Cities are also one of the most vulnerable parts of the human society to the effects of climate change, [3] and likely one of the most important solutions for reducing the environmental impact of humans. [4] [2] [3] The UN projects that 68% of the world population will live in urban areas by 2050. [5]
Urban reforestation projects may also lack support in neighborhoods where environmentalist groups do not sufficiently involve residents in planning and decision-making, particularly when white environmentalists are conducting projects in communities of color, as noted in a 2014 report by environmental sociologist Dorceta Taylor from the ...
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While urban greening is not fully considered urban rewilding, it is still the first step to introducing ecosystems into urban areas. Urban greening is the process of ingraining natural ecosystems into the city environment for multifunctional use. [3] It is typically used in infrastructure with limited space to include a proper rewilding project ...
Maintaining a healthy population of public trees in cities helps to reduce the effect of environmental issues that are common in urban landscapes, such as air pollution and waste heat. [87] Prioritizing tree growth also supports biophilic urban design, which has shown to have health benefits and facilitate stronger social and emotional ...
As major focus of the sustainable cities, sustainable transportation attempts to reduce a city's reliance and use of greenhouse emitting gases by utilizing eco-friendly urban planning, low environmental impact vehicles, and residential proximity to create an urban center that has greater environmental responsibility and social equity.
Urbanization and environmental consequences has always moved hand in hand. Odum in 1989 has called cities as ‘parasites’ on natural and domesticated environment, since it makes no food, cleans no air and cleans only a little amount of water for reuse [6] and Mayur (1990) has argued that such disharmony may result in environmentally catastrophic events (cited in Leitmann, 1999). [7]