Beyond Aesthetics: The Larger Role of Urban Forests in Our Lives: A Review

作者: Niyati Naudiyal

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关键词: Urban densityAestheticsGeographyMultitudeTollUrban planningBeautyPopulationEcosystem servicesUrban ecosystemEnvironmental planning

摘要: The aesthetically pleasing parks, gardens and city forests in an urban ecosystem provide the much needed hint of nature natural beauty. Standing amidst ever-expanding concrete structures, greenery is often overlooked planning management cities. rampant expansions areas especially developing countries not only taking a toll on quality life population but also has tremendous ill effect flora region. Most damage to stems from fact that they are perceived as source aesthetic beauty therefore given due importance. Hence whenever it comes choosing between high profit infrastructural development conservation nature, former seems win. It need hour look beyond just aesthetics understand various services provide. review highlights few those positive influences like climate regulation, air enhancement, biodiversity provision goods/products. There multitude which provided by should be studied detail, for them incorporated

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