pocket parks

Ego-gardens and shared space

Eva Bjerring — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:41:56 +0000

I have a thesis: Ego-gardens provide more social life than shared green spaces. Sounds absurd, right? So now that spring has really taken hold, I have set myself to examine whether this is true – you know, studied in a pocket philosophical sense within walking distance of my home.

Chicago: Converting vacant lots to greenery

Kit Sand Ottsen — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:35:35 +0000

Chicago's tradition of parks and boulevards has provided the city with a stunning lakefront and its motto "Urbs in Horto" or "City in a Garden." However, the city's growth over time has left new and changing neighbourhoods without sufficient open space. In 1993, analysis concluded that the city failed to provide recreation resources equally to all residents; 63 % of Chicagoans lived in neighbourhoods where parks were either too crowded or too far away. A detailed study of the whole city inventoried open land and found a surprising number of vacant parcels available.

Copenhagen - Pocket parks, a drop of urban green

Anna Esbjørn Hess — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:49:11 +0000

Copenhagen has a vision of becoming the capital city in the world with the best urban environment by 2015. The enhancement of urban green is one of the tools for reaching this vision. Within the next 7 years, the municipality will establish 14 pocket parks throughout the city and plant 3,000 trees to create green streets and connections. The goal is that 90 % of all Copenhageners by 2015 can walk to a park, a beach or a harbour bath in less than 15 minutes.