Practical Functioning of a Sustainable Urban Complex with a Park—The Case Study of Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens

Intensive urban development has created a shortage of urban green areas. The need to economically plan and use urban green spaces has fueled the redefinition of public spaces and parks so as to provide the residents with both recreation and relaxation facilities, as well as a forum for contact with culture. This paper discusses the case of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in the Kallithea district on the outskirts of Athens, near the Mediterranean Sea. It fills a gap in the research on the aspects of the practical functioning of such facilities. The methodology used in the research included an analysis of the literature, the SNFCC’s reports, and an in situ survey. The cultural center hosts a number of events aimed at promoting Greece’s natural and cultural heritage. The paper includes a detailed analysis of the events organized by the SNFCC in the period 2017–2020 and their immense impact on residents. The aim of the study is to show that the creation of the SNFCC with the park areas has functioned as a factor contributing to the improvement of the quality of urban space and the quality of life of the city’s inhabitants. The paper’s conclusions indicate that the sustainable SNFCC project, which fulfils the urban ecology criteria, has been very well received by the visitors—citizens and tourists alike. A program-centered innovation introduced by the SN Park has added great value to their lives. The project contributes to economic and cultural growth, as well as the protection and promotion of heritage.

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Urban Densification and Recreational Quality of Public Urban Green Spaces—A Viennese Case Study

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su4040703 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 703-720 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Arne Arnberger

Keyword(s):

Green Spaces ◽

Urban Green ◽

Urban Green Spaces

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Assessment of Change in Urban Green Spaces Using Sentinel 2 MSI Data and GIS Techniques: A Case Study in Thanh Hoa City, Vietnam

Inżynieria Mineralna ◽

10.29227/im-2021-02-23 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Viet Nghia NGUYEN ◽

Le Hung TRINH ◽

Thi Thu Nga NGUYEN ◽

Thi Le LE

Keyword(s):

Green Space ◽

Urban Green Space ◽

Green Spaces ◽

High Quality ◽

Urban Green ◽

Urban Green Spaces ◽

Very High ◽

Sentinel 2

This paper presents the results of an assessment of change in urban green spaces in Thanh Hoacity (Vietnam). Sentinel 2 MSI data in 2015 and 2021 are used to calculate 3 parameters: percentage ofgreen, weight of green types, and weight of proximity to green. These parameters are used to calculate theWeighted Urban Green Space Index (WUGSI). The final result shows the distribution of green space inthe study area consisted of very high-quality green, high-quality green, moderate quality green, and lowquality green. The obtained results show that the quality of urban green space in Thanh Hoa city haschanged significantly in the period 2015-2021, in which the area with category “low quality green space”increased from 7.17% up to 9.48%; areas with category “very high-quality green space” reduced from65.02% to 47.39%.

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Quality of urban green spaces influences residents’ use of these spaces, physical activity, and overweight/obesity

Environmental Pollution ◽

10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116393 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 271 ◽

pp. 116393

Author(s):

Pablo Knobel ◽

Roser Maneja ◽

Xavier Bartoll ◽

Lucia Alonso ◽

Mariska Bauwelinck ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Green Spaces ◽

Urban Green ◽

Urban Green Spaces

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Analyzing the Level of Accessibility of Public Urban Green Spaces to Different Socially Vulnerable Groups of People

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10113917 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 3917 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

K Rahman ◽

Dunfu Zhang

Keyword(s):

Green Space ◽

Public Spaces ◽

Google Earth ◽

High Density ◽

Green Spaces ◽

Vulnerable Groups ◽

Geographical Data ◽

Urban Green ◽

Urban Green Spaces ◽

Socially Vulnerable Groups

This study estimates the factors affecting socially vulnerable groups’ demand for and accessibility levels to green public spaces in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Dhaka is a high-density city with one of the lowest levels of green space per capita in the world. Dhaka has just 8.5% of tree-covered lands, while an ideal city requires at least 20% of green space. Urban public green space provides a healthy environment to city dwellers as well as ecological soundness. This study aims to examine the effects of population density and size of a community area (Thana) on the social demand for and accessibility to green parks. To determine the socially vulnerable group demand index, this study used demographic data from the National Population and Housing Census 2011 conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. This study used geographical data extracted from Google Earth Pro to measure accessibility levels, and additionally analyzed geographical data with ArcGIS 10.0 and Google Earth Pro. We drew radius circles using Free Map Tools to measure time-distance weighted scores from community areas to urban green spaces. The results show that the large population size of socially vulnerable groups creates very high demand at the score of 0.61 for urban green public parks and small-sized, high-density community areas generate very good accessibility at 2.01% to green public spaces. These findings are highly useful to policymakers, urban planners, landscape engineers, and city governments to make a compact city sustainable, inclusive, and resilient. Moreover, the notion of a “smart city” might be a smart solution in order to manage Dhaka Megacity sustainably in this modern technological age.

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