Green Space, Climate & Health Connections

  • Space for physical exercise, obesity intervention and associated public health benefits such as mental health
  • Air quality improvements
  • Urban heat island reductions and heat stress reduction
  • Precipitation/stormwater and flood management
  • Carbon sink
  • Social cohesion/social capital value (always gets underestimated)
  • How can this present an opportunity to make sure equity to green space benefits is provided to all communities with special emphasis for those least served thus far?