Critical reasons for greening the city and keeping urban and peri-urban ecosystems intact
Dar-es-Salaam, a coastal city of Tanzania harbors a population of over six million people. The city presents an informal settlement pattern within its center. This therefore presents a challenge with regards to urban planning. A thematic Atlas was generated to outline and stipulate nature’s benefits to the people and communities within the city of Dar-es-Salaam. It is based on the need to establish spatially and justifiable fans within the city. The Atlas, among many approaches is a tool developed for designing a systematic greening outline for Dar-es- Salaam. The layout of the Atlas highlights and defines seven themes; which are inclusive of; Livelihood, Water, Public health (clean air), Public health (healthy communities), Climate change (city cooling), Climate change (reduce flood risk) and biodiversity.
Urban gardening for instance is on high gear within Dar-es-Salaam, Several spaces have as well been left within the city purposed for greening; involving planting of trees, flowers and green vegetation. These have also been enhanced further by grey spatial infrastructure so as to support and boost the existence and thriving of the green ecosystems.
A number of benefits have been associated with the Thematic Atlas upon implementation in Dar-es-Salaam. Among these are inclusive of the aesthetic pleasure, aided in identifying strategies to guide greening decisions within the city. Most evidently, a number of societal an environmental challenges have been tackled using the Thematic Atlas. On this basis, it is thus undeniable, the roles and contributions of nature in enhancing green cities.
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