Green Spaces In The Tree And Shade Master Plan Of Phoenix Arizona

In cities all around, the environment they live in is suppose to bring tranquility and solitude to the well- being of themselves. As cities can be very occupied and engaging in commercial aspects of it’s livelihood, the minor features of its natural environment can give a citizen the composure they need to be content. Open space in a city can just do that, it can be known to having the necessary benefits in urban aesthetics for the public to be socially, economically and physically satisfied. Evidence in research has proved that open urban/ green space in cities helps the quality of human existence and earth’s environment. This analyses covers the sustainable uses of open spaces also including Phoenix area. The use of the Phoenix and Maricopa

In the Tree and Shade Master Plan of Phoenix Arizona it states in it’s mission statement that “by investing in trees and the urban forest, the city can reduce its carbon footprint, decrease energy costs, reduce storm water runoff, increase biodiversity, address the urban heat island effect, clean the air, and increase property values and that for every dollar invested in the urban forest and open spacing the results have a impressive return of $2.23 in benefits,” (Gordon, 2010). The impacts of preserving start by public and private ownership in cities. As private and public agree to implement urban open space into their land, the benefits to the potential environment improvement can help issues related to unsustainable development in the cities. Sunberg shared that “benefits include the preservation of scenic views from particular neighborhoods; it creates access to outdoor recreation and educational opportunities and ecosystem services such as flood control, protection of air and water quality, and carbon sequestration,” (Sunberg, 2014). Having open space elements be used for physical activity can better the health of the public and is one of the biggest selling points to community members on having unused land transfer into something greener and health-giving. Volume 69 of Social Science

If residents were educated on the facts what open spaces can do for a community and the environment, the value of open spaces would be much more appreciated and important to families and individuals living in cities. By following specific objectives in solving the problem of poor regulation of natural recreational land and vacant areas and lots can transform a city into a being sustainable for it’s public. In Volume 68 in Landscape and Urban Planning, local Agenda 21 responds to national government guidelines to what a sustainable city is and besides environmental criteria like water and energy saving, waste recycling and transportation, the increase of favorable natural open land use is a central key point to improve quality of life, (Chiesura, 2004). By educating the public on what an open green space can do for the public as a whole can change the minds of all skeptical tax payers and increase funding and marketing strategies to help alter vacant land into something more nature concerned and help maintain public and private outdoor recreational grounds. Open space can help invest in making cities and especially Phoenix, Arizona more environmentally livable and