What functions does public urban greenspace perform in a city in general, and specifically in Copenhagen?
Ørstedsparken
Public greenspace in
urban cities are associated with the intent of recreation and leisure, as
well as an escape from the urban hustle and bustle. Public urban greenspaces
are usually in the form of public parks situated in the middle of a metropolis.
They act as an oasis to conceal and escape the urban environment. Like
many other major cities around the world, Copenhagen has a fair amount of
public greenspace.
Greenhouses of Botanisk Have
Some of Copenhagen's
greenspaces manifest themselves as pocket parks -- small parks of greenery
tending to be close or surrounded by concrete or urban path ways.
These parks incorporate greenery as a woven component of the "asphalt
jungle." They become plazas with greenery making the environment more
desirable to stay. Other parks, such as Østre Anlaeg or the Botanisk Have, act more as escapes, mostly concealing
the built environment surrounding it. They tend to be larger and it is easy to
forget that you are in a city while in the space.
Amaliehaven
Two distinctive factors of Copenhagen
greenspace are accessibility and frequency of parks. Copenhagen is also
characterized by its green belt, a string of parks, which were formerly
ramparts used for defense. Unlike cities such as New York with one large park,
Copenhagen has many smaller parks scattered throughout it, which makes
greenspace more accessible to the public because residents have only a short
distance to travel from their homes. This means that they are more likely not
to just use the parks but to frequent them. The effect is that it creates more
of a community because same memories of the community show up at the same
place. These parks also become a place for schools to take students to play,
such as in the case of Østre Anlaeg. Thus a feeling of neighborhood is created
from the public urban greenspace.
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