Green Densities: Accessible Green Spaces in Highly Dense Urban Regions—A Comparison of Berlin and Qingdao

Recreational green spaces are associated with human thriving and well-being. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic a spotlight has been shed on the interconnection between access to these spaces, human well-being and social equity. Containment measures enacted in many cities effectively precluded peo...

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Published in:Sustainability Vol. 14; no. 3; p. 1690
Main Authors: Mumm, Olaf, Zeringue, Ryan, Dong, Nannan, Carlow, Vanessa Miriam
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2022
Subjects:
Architecture
Case studies
Cities
Climate change
COVID-19
Industrial development
Infrastructure
Modernism
Pandemics
Population density
Public spaces
Recreation
Sustainable development
Traditions
Urban areas
Urban planning
Europe
China
ISSN:2071-1050, 2071-1050
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Summary:Recreational green spaces are associated with human thriving and well-being. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic a spotlight has been shed on the interconnection between access to these spaces, human well-being and social equity. Containment measures enacted in many cities effectively precluded people from reaching distant recreational areas during the pandemic and consequently, recreational areas close to home became particularly important. Urban density is often associated with building or population density with the assumption that if either parameter has a high value, the availability of open (green) space is low. Certain densities are associated with specific spatial qualities. Addressing challenges of sustainable development, a detailed evaluation of density is necessary to allow evidence-based arguments, planning and decision-making. In this study we develop a multi-scale analysis method for quantifying and assessing green infrastructures from settlement unit to building level to reach a differentiated view on density, arguing that density can be organized in different ways achieving very different qualities. For this purpose, we use geospatial-data analysis and in-depth neighborhood studies to compare two cities in Asia and Europe, revealing different ways of organizing density in the built environment and identifying a derivation of approaches for sustainable development in dense urban regions.
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ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su14031690