THE urban landscaping allows the elaboration of sustainable projects. Learn how this can directly influence the future of cities.
The way large urban spaces are designed directly influences the quality of life of the population. Therefore, landscaping plays an intrinsic role in sustainable projects, as well as in the future of cities in Brazil – and the world.
Today, it is necessary to rethink and reorganize cities, so that they can accommodate a large number of people without giving up sustainable projects and/or the quality of life of the population.
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What is urban landscaping?
Urban landscaping can be understood as a field of architecture that aims to use open, public spaces and free areas to create elements of recreation, leisure and, in the case of sustainable projects, more contact with nature.
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Why is landscaping in public spaces so important?
Several points can be mentioned when the subject is the importance of landscaping in public spaces, but we can prioritize the fact that it brings several advantages to people's quality of life, in addition to beautifying collective areas and improving well-being and comfort - physical and emotional.
In urban spaces with a large concentration of people, such as metropolises, the issue of pollution is alarming. Sustainable landscaping projects, in this scenario, prioritize the incorporation of trees and other plants, which are responsible for greatly reducing the amount of CO2 in the environment.
Finally, spaces worked by landscaping tend to help with air humidity, reduce soil erosion and preserve the local flora.
Why is urban landscaping the future of cities?
It is very important that residents of large cities can enjoy well-designed open spaces, with elements that add peace, tranquility and relaxation. Today, such aspects are being increasingly valued, in view of the high load of stress that people undergo every day.
Thanks to studies that prove the effectiveness of access to nature on people's quality of life, urban spaces are gaining more green areas.
Outdoor areas, in addition to representing lower creation costs, generate high profitability when taking into account the improvement in the comfort and happiness of the community – in addition to the viability of economic activities in the areas.
3 benefits of landscaping in public spaces
1. Adds beauty and comfort
Sustainable landscaping projects, in addition to ensuring well-being, combine comfort and beauty with urban spaces, always using natural resources consciously. That is, one of the most positive points is precisely the aesthetic appreciation together with the improvement of the quality of life.
2. Cultivation of varied plants
Today, sustainable landscaping projects add the most diverse species of plants, including fruit trees, which can grow freely right in the middle of large urban centers.
3. More health for people
As previously mentioned, science has already proven the power of contact with nature when it comes to health and well-being. People who spend time in wooded spaces enjoy many physical and mental health benefits.
How landscaping contributes to sustainable projects
Landscaping contributes more and more to the sustainable projects, this is because it promotes the conscious and sustainable use of natural resources, in addition to enabling the contact of residents of large urban centers with elements of nature.
Landscape professionals are able to plan a more rational use of urban spaces, being of extreme help to sustainable projects and the quality of life of the population.
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Find out about Plantar Ideias' sustainable projects
Sustainable urban landscaping projects are extremely important in large cities, where there is greater degradation of the environment and stressful routines of hard work and little rest.
Plantar Ideias is aware of this and is continuously working on developing sustainable urban landscaping projects for public and private spaces. Browse the site to learn everything about Plantar Ideias.
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