Creating Sustainable Urban Landscapes: Methods For Incorporating Green Spaces Into Cityscapes

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of urban green zones by means of a critical study of research data derived from several sources. In the framework of the debate, the idea of sustainable development cannot be properly expressed without parks and other green areas. Among these factors are environmental, social, cultural, economic, and political ones. Urban green areas have the opportunity to grow into a comprehensive instrument assuring environmental sustainability throughout time. For several reasons, including the fact that they improve air quality, that they raise property value on account of their aesthetic qualities and amenities, and that they lower the amount of energy used by buildings since they need less cooling, they are an outstanding investment. The provision of ecosystem services—which may include areas for leisure and recreation—allows another prospective benefit from urban green zones. Including some degree of qualitative development and the suitable distribution of green spaces within the urban region into the agenda for environmental sustainability is crucial in order to justify the many purposes that they satisfy. Cities all throughout the world must implement a coherent strategy to increase their environmental sustainability by means of the development, maintenance, and monitoring of urban green zones if they are to reach this aim. Concurrent with the worrisome disappearance of green areas in contemporary, highly populated cities, long-term viability of these sites becomes a major concern. Sustainable development has become a central idea for handling a broad spectrum of environmental, financial, and social problems. Given the numerous disciplinary points of view on urban green space, this study collects and evaluates data using transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary methodologies. Cityscapes should include more parks and other green areas into environmentally aware designs for the expansion and rejuvenation of cities.