Urban greening

• Urban greening 


  • this is the need for economic and environmental factors to be managed so that people can have a better quality of life
• • provide green spaces (greening the city) for families to use
• • to minimise the use of greenfield sites and use brownfield sites instead
• • involves local communities which provide a range of employment
• reduces flooding 


  vegetation and soil hold vegetation, instead of it going to drains and then rivers
• increase biodiversity 


  gardens and green areas encourage more insect and bird life in cities
• helps to reduce temperatures

  due to the materials used in urban areas (e.g. turmac, concrete) these absorb heat, and this makes cities hotter than the surrounding countryside
• vegetation has the benefits of providing valuable shade and helps cool the city
• urban greening improves air quality

  vegetation such as trees act as filters, reducing air pollution and its effect on people