Bangkok - The greening of a city

[webfact]

A replica of pocket park by we!park exhibits how one can enjoy a green space in their neighborhood. (Photo by Dae Warunee)

Experts recently agreed that Bangkok is getting closer to becoming a green metropolis, though only if every stakeholder lends a hand.

 

At the “Bangkok Green Link”, part of the Sustainability Expo 2022 (SX2022), a panel made up of Adisak Guntamueanglee from the Urban Design and Development Center (UDDC), landscape architect Yossapon Boonsom from we!park, Anunta Intra-aksorn from Big Trees Project, and Pareena Payukvong from Wastegetable discussed how to increase quality green spaces for every resident.

 

Increasing green space for urban life

 

“It’s been proved that green space is essential for urban life and Bangkok is in urgent need of it,” said Adisak, an assistant director at UDDC, as he opened the afternoon session. To have a good quality of life, a resident should be able to access a park within 15 minutes or 400 meters from their residence. As it stands now, the average distance for most Bangkok residents to reach a green space is around 5km or 45 minutes.

 

According to UDDC, the overall green space per person in Bangkok is around 7.6 sqm, compared to 13 sqm in Paris. The availability of green space in Bangkok is still lower than that recommended by the World Health Organization of a minimum of 9sqm per person.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/the-greening-of-a-city/

 

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[n00dle]

i sit smack dab in the middle of Lumpini and Benjakitti.  Im in one or the other most days. 

 

Seen from above, there is a surprising amount of green space in BKK, thing is most of it is private.

Edited October 1, 2022 by n00dle

[Aussieroaming]

Have a look at the buildings ..... green mold everywhere.

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Experts recently agreed that Bangkok is getting closer to becoming a green metropolis

 

[Sparktrader]

Kanch is green

[proton]

How about every stakeholder lending a hand to get rid of soi dogs? They are not green.

[ThailandRyan]

22 minutes ago, proton said:

How about every stakeholder lending a hand to get rid of soi dogs? They are not green.

But they do leave a product around the roads and sidewalks which can help in making things green....it is called feces. So they are helpful.