Research with regard to green spaces have been emerging in the recent years as researchers take interest in how such spaces influence life in urban areas. Studies from various disciplines across the physical, life and social sciences have delved into the interactions between green spaces and human beings. Despite the large number of studies conducted however, there is no one fixed or unifying definition for what green space constitutes. In a 2016 study, researchers Taylor and Hochuli reviewed a total of 125 articles to seek out what ‘green spaces’ should encompass and suggested that writers should form a meaningful definition that is ‘both applicable to their work and that enables comparison and multidisciplinary application’. As a result, for the purposes of this blog, ‘green spaces’ broadly encompass publicly accessible areas with vegetation and may include built environmental features such as urban parks, skyrise greenery, as well as less ‘sanitized’ and curated areas such as nature reserves.
In Singapore, green spaces can be broadly classified into a few main categories:
- Recreational Parks and Gardens
- Nature Reserves
- Skyrise Greenery
Head over to the different pages to find out more about each one!
(Up next: Recreational Parks and Gardens)