Gree Spaces

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GREEN SPACES AS A SOURCE OF COMFORT FOR CITY DWELLERS
Adnan Younis and Atif Riaz

Department of Horticulture University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
Corresponding author’s e-mail: adnanyounis25@hotmail.com

ABSTRACT
Green spaces within the city play a key role in the social, economic and environmental aspects. They add natural beauty to urban areas and merges the habitat where people, plants, birds and animals live. Present research project was on establishment of a diverse, acceptable and sustainable green spaces and to facilitate public debate about the functions of green spaces. Public perception on green spaces was also studied through social survey.
Key words: Green spaces, Environment, Benefits of green spaces

INTRODUCTION
The expansion of human activities into the natural environment, manifested by urbanization, recreation, and industrialization, results in increasing uniformity in landscapes and consequential reduction, disappearance, fragmentation or isolation of habitats and landscapes. The increasing exploitation of land for human use has greatly increased the environmental problems in urban areas.
Urban green spaces are understand public and private open spaces in urban areas, primarily covered by vegetation, which are directly (e.g. active or passive recreation) or indirectly (e.g. positive influence on the urban environment) available for the users. The provision, design, management and protection of urban green spaces are at the top of the agenda of sustainability and livability. Urban green spaces play a key role in improving the livability of our towns and cities. The quality and viability of cities largely depend on the design, management and maintenance of green as well as open and public spaces in order to fulfill their role as an important social and visual focus. Urban green spaces are not only an important component in housing areas, but also in business, leisure, retail and othe...