Urban Green Spaces

Urban cities are densely populated areas that prefer building constructions to the detriment of vegetated areas such as urban parks and other urban green infrastructures. From these changes in the urban tissue, several negative environmental effects have arisen, mainly related to stormwater manageme...

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description Urban cities are densely populated areas that prefer building constructions to the detriment of vegetated areas such as urban parks and other urban green infrastructures. From these changes in the urban tissue, several negative environmental effects have arisen, mainly related to stormwater management issues and heat stress in highly populated cities, which are being aggravated by the climate change scenario that we are already facing. As such, to mitigate those undesirable changes and aim to be the first carbon-neutral continent, Europe has launched several directives to encourage urban vegetation restoration. Urban green spaces are connected to environmental quality, besides contributing to the restoration of ecosystem services and healthier and more pleasant cities and spaces. Furthermore, urban vegetation can be implemented using different configurations (e.g., street trees, green roofs, urban parks) to improve and contribute to urban sustainability and resilience. Additionally, re-introducing urban green spaces in densely populated areas highlights the potential of these systems to help mitigate the negative effects of extreme intense climate events (heat waves and floods). Therefore, it is essential to assess and think about urban green space’s role and functions in the present to achieve resilient cities in the future.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1524892025-02-20T08:08:14Z Urban Green Spaces Monteiro, Cristina M. Santos, Cristina Matos, Cristina Briga Sá, Ana thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere Urban cities are densely populated areas that prefer building constructions to the detriment of vegetated areas such as urban parks and other urban green infrastructures. From these changes in the urban tissue, several negative environmental effects have arisen, mainly related to stormwater management issues and heat stress in highly populated cities, which are being aggravated by the climate change scenario that we are already facing. As such, to mitigate those undesirable changes and aim to be the first carbon-neutral continent, Europe has launched several directives to encourage urban vegetation restoration. Urban green spaces are connected to environmental quality, besides contributing to the restoration of ecosystem services and healthier and more pleasant cities and spaces. Furthermore, urban vegetation can be implemented using different configurations (e.g., street trees, green roofs, urban parks) to improve and contribute to urban sustainability and resilience. Additionally, re-introducing urban green spaces in densely populated areas highlights the potential of these systems to help mitigate the negative effects of extreme intense climate events (heat waves and floods). Therefore, it is essential to assess and think about urban green space’s role and functions in the present to achieve resilient cities in the future. 2025-02-20T08:08:11Z 2025-02-20T08:08:11Z 2024 book ONIX_20250220_9780850140859_6 2753-6580 9780850140859 9780850140842 9780850140866 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/152489 eng Sustainable Development image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books/12866 https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/12866/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.111029 10.5772/intechopen.111029 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9780850140859 9780850140842 9780850140866 IntechOpen 25 96 open access
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Urban Green Spaces
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