Urban Greening – The process of increasing and preserving open space, such as public parks and gardens, in urban areas

Urban = city living.

So urban greening is city greening. How do we make cities greener?

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Green spaces are considered to be essential to people's quality of life and, in developed countries at least, there is a move towards increasing the amount and quality of green spaces within cities.

This is being achieved by various means including:

• Creating rooftop green spaces
• Using canals and rivers as breeding sites for birds
• Ensuring that new building projects include green spaces
• Planting many more trees

Urban greening has been shown to help combat air and noise pollution; soak up rainwater that may otherwise create flooding; create a habitat for local wildlife; and lift morale in the people who see it.