Green Areas

City planning has increasingly recognised the importance and varied functions of green space in urban areas. One of the most important functions of green areas in cities is recreation for the urban population. Another is optical dispersion and urban design. But green areas perform other important functions:

• improved of the urban climate (air circulation, balancing the humidity, capture of dust and gases)
• recycling of organic waste (compost) and upgrading of wastewater (marshlands, fishponds, clarification ponds)
• physical exercise of citizens (walking, jogging, cycling, allotment gardening)
• nature conservation, education and research.