Parks are a huge asset
Benefits to ecosystem
- improved air and water quality
- flood risk mitigation by absorbing water run-of
- cooling the urban environment
- habitat for wild-life
eyesores
deprived areas
affluent areas
Parks – a sanctuary in the city
sanctuary
nationwide
throng with
respite from
the park nestles along the River Lea
mitigate the health issues
quell something
vie for something
reclamation of urban green spaces
slashed budgets
amenities
fenced off
in the wake of the pandemic
decimated staff members
impetus
spruce up
paramount
Rebuilding the public spaces
the public realm
undermine
prerequisite for
private silos (pronunciation)
austerity
inaugurate
parsimony
entrench
civic spaces
urban
industrial estate
congestion
slums
access to green space
sprawling
cul-de-sac
it makes public transport unviable
dreadful living conditions
reconfigured
settlements
barrio
shantytown
City life v/s Village Life
statistics does not favor the village folks
greener pastures/ pastures new
city dwellers
traverse across the outskirts of the city
paved paths
tarmacked
wet seasons
good return on their investments
low population density
cater to/for someone
city – a bubbling hub of commercial activities
myriad
a myriad of something
a myriad of career choices
public amenities
schools are understaffed
recreational venues
entertainment is almost nonexistent
it is quite ironic that cities are more private than villages, despite having millions of people living in one geographical region
news spread like bushfire
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flourish
eradicate
drainage and sewer system
moderate the temperatures inside
everything is automated
a person’s chances of getting out of poverty are very slim
scarcity