Sustainable Urban Landscape Management: An Insight Into Urban Green Space Management Practices in Three Different Countries

Abstract

To achieve high-quality urban landscape management, it is important to have a proper management system. Some developing countries like Afghanistan are facing a decline of green spaces due to lack of proper management. This is a qualitative study with content analysis which provides a brief review of the management system in three selected countries, namely England, Malaysia and Singapore, by examining their urban landscape management systems. It also highlights the importance of establishing more appropriate programs to achieve the goal of sustainability. The findings show that good and proper planning, as well as programs and activities in the local government system, can enhance and increase urban green space in urban landscape. The contribution of this paper is to increase the local authority’s knowledge of managing the urban landscape and decreasing the deterioration and decline of urban green spaces in urban landscape.

Mapping Kabul’s Private Urban Green Spaces Using Geographic Information System-Supervised Classification

“…More specifically, the generated map could be utilized to identify settlements with different types and levels of green space intervention needed. Moreover, the inventory map generated in this study could be used to monitor the status of private green spaces for better management and sustainable planning of Kabul city (Darkhani et al, 2019). The results could be used to conduct further studies on quantity and quality of private green spaces, as well as on residents' preferences towards them.…”

“…It is hard to set up additional public green spaces in the city due to the high value of land, budgetary constraints, and more importantly, because of the informal and compact shape of the city. Poor management has also been considered a key factor in the deterioration and decrease of public green spaces (Darkhani et al, 2019). The inequality in the distribution of public green spaces in cities is a valid reason to prioritise urban green space studies and projects (Farahani et al, 2018).…”

How do nature-based solutions contribute to urban landscape sustainability?

“…Through the growth of forests, farmlands, and pasture in the suburban and exurban areas, natural habitats are fragmented, and biodiversity is compromised (Bryant, 2006). Additionally, an unsustainable urban landscape causes the degradation of air, water, and soil (Darkhani et al, 2019), which are serious threats to creatures and human health. Hence, to meet these challenges, it is needed to transition from the existing unsustainable urban landscapes into more sustainable ones.…”

Evaluating public open spaces through the lively planning integrative perspective: a developing country context

“…The dimension also promotes social equity by providing access to shared facilities, amenities, and services that reduce overall living costs and health-care expenditures (Carmona, 2019a;Wu & Plantinga, 2003). Third, the environment dimension focuses on mitigating the effects of development as well as conserving energy and resources (Carmona, 2019a;Darkhani et al, 2019;Haq, 2011).…”

“…Economic sustainability promotes resource management and responsible practices in order to provide economic benefits to city dwellers (Ma et al, 2018;Latham & Layton, 2019). Environment sustainability promotes ecosystem restoration, renewable energy, wastewater management, and sustainable landscape practices in order to prevent environment destruction (Darkhani et al, 2019;Friedman, 2021;Mensah et al, 2016). LPIPI examines initiatives of the IPA to promote social, economic, and environment sustainability.…”