Comments on: Cities Will Greatly Benefit from More Greenery as Urban Areas Rapidly Expand, UN Report Finds

By: StefanoR99

StefanoR99 — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:19:00 +0000

That’s awesome to know Have to lay the blame at the door of property developers then… Everyone wants to live near a big green area, cities need more.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:28:00 +0000

As a planner by training, i have to say that almost all the planners i know are big fans and proponents of parks & greenspace. Actually, wouldn’t be many of those at all if it weren’t for planners.

By: wattleberry

wattleberry — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:21:00 +0000

No mention was made of vertical hydroponic ‘gardens’ on walls. Has this actually been adopted anywhere yet?

By: StefanoR99

StefanoR99 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:23:00 +0000

It’s a great concept but it’s always overlooked by planning officials and developers who take the “cover it with as much concrete as possible” approach because they equate every sqft to the same value.

No one seems to realise in urban development that if you increase green space, the value of the property around and near that green space increases astronomically. Just look at NY central park…

We need more Parks and Recreation!