Urban Green and Citizens: Complicated Relationship

Abstract

Urban green for urban health

Cities occupy only 2% of the world's land surface and are home to more than 70% of the world population. It is clear that the urban environment is different from the natural one and it results in a reduction of the average life of trees in cities. The spread of the green city is considered one of the main indices of civilization and livability of urban areas.

The relations between plants (trees) and citizens have a role in the development of our society, affecting areas of environmental, social and economic science. In an urban environment, people communicate with Green through formal and informal rules, management strategies and cultivation practices; validity or not of these institutions has an impact on the health of plants and their ability to deliver these benefits in terms of health and quality of life of society. ‘Green environments are healthy environments’:
this is the message repeated again and again from healthcare research that points towards a positive relationship between greenspace and general health [1].