Importance of Parks and Green Spaces in a New Housing Project
Today, every housing project boasts green parks and recreational areas as part of its master plan. Either it may be a marketing technique or they are concerned about a healthy environment. We have realized that investors understand the importance of Parks and prefer housing projects with more green parks and green areas.
The property of Islamabad is in immense demand due to its natural surroundings and clean environment. As cities continue to expand, they become toxic for living, with polluted air and poor waste management system.
In contrast, Islamabad has always enjoyed a repute of green and clean environment, surrounded by natural beauty. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) implemented the concept in urban development. CDA has maintained parks and green areas in all the new sectors it developed.
Other real estate developers, such as Bahria Town and DHA also adopted the legacy. These housing projects made parks and green spaces part of their planning and which ultimately benefited them. A housing project with beautiful landscaping and parks is valued more than the other ones.
You probably have noticed that the plots selling near a park are valued more than by the other ones. This is because the reason that people like to live near a park and such spaces where they can relax.
Other than beautification, the parks in a housing project have various benefits such as:
- Trees and plants help to reduce the urban heat
- Parks serve as the center of community activities
- Parks provide play areas to children and families
- Green parks help to purify the air
- Green areas are natural relaxants and help reduce anxiety
- Parks provide a natural space for outdoor activities
- Parks become a natural abode to birds and other animals
Need of Parks In Cities
The development of parks and green spaces is necessary for the new urban areas and housing projects. This is a challenge that offers many benefits to residents and that can be achieved at a low cost.
The importance of parks is not just not limited to this but they also provide spaces for free play and leisure are favorable for the community. It helps in the adoption of an active lifestyle, family life, and socialization. That is why it is important to plan them intelligently.
Health Benefits
The development of parks allows the practice of different sports (walking tracks, cycle paths, sports grounds, etc.) to increase the level of physical activity among residents. It is also a way for citizens to play sports near their homes.
Parks and green spaces also have a positive effect on the mental health of the people who use them. Indeed, physical activity and the outdoors are effective ways to reduce stress for many individuals.
The greenery present in green spaces improves air quality and helps reduce noise and visual pollution in urban areas.
Parks Promote Social Relationships
All the possibilities offered by a park help forge social bonds between the residents. The green space becomes a common meeting point for several families and individuals. In addition to strengthening the links between them, residents develop a feeling of belonging to their neighborhood.
Parks Increase The Value
The development of a park or green space represents economic benefits for a housing project. The proximity of a park increases the property value, especially in urban areas.
The environment and the quality of the urban living environment correspond to the presence of green parks. The presence of a green space today constitutes a major role to increase the attractiveness of a housing project. Moreover, emerging societies understand the importance of parks.
This is why, now town planners dream of the city as an open metropolis combining the benefits of living in the countryside and the advantages of the urban world, where the inhabitants would be happy to live together.
Parks assure improving the quality of life for all. Ornamental trees along avenues, parks and gardens proximity, generous flowers at the foot of buildings, are some of the most popular green objects to introduce nature into the city.
Bringing nature into the city turns out to be a difficult task but full of benefits. Stay in touch with Manahil Estate to get more useful real estate content and the latest updates of housing societies.
