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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Benefits and challenges of Urban green spaces
Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment, Volume 10, No. 1, Year 2012
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The aim of this paper is to illustrate the benefits, and challenges towards providing multifunctional urban green spaces. The results are based on critical analysis of study findings from different cities in Europe, America and to a lesser extent in Asia. Inner-city green spaces are especially important for improving air quality through uptake of pollutant gases and particulates which are responsible for respiratory infections. Due to their amenity and aesthetics, green spaces increase property value. To ensure multifunctional role of urban a green space is achieved, in particular the social and psychological role, certain standards of quantity, quality and distribution within the urban area should be adequately established. Green spaces need to be uniformly distributed throughout the city area, although each does not need to be extremely large but should be large enough to accommodate the city population. © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mwendwa, Patrick Mwanzia
Kenya, Nairobi
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Tanzania, Arusha
Forestry Training Institute
Giliba, Richard A.
Kenya, Nairobi
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Statistics
Citations: 13
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/10042857.2012.10685062
ISSN:
10042857
e-ISSN:
23254262
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study