noun phrase · neutral
urban green space
UK/ˈɜːbən ɡriːn speɪs/US/ˈɜːrbən ɡriːn speɪs/UR·ban GREEN space
Areas of vegetation in cities such as parks, gardens or planted streets which provide public benefits.
Examples
“More urban green space helps reduce stress for city residents.”
“The council plans to convert the derelict lot into urban green space.”
“Rooftop gardens are a creative form of urban green space.”
Band 8 sentence
“Designing cities with accessible urban green space can substantially improve both physical and mental health among residents.”
Collocations
- create urban green space
- preserve urban green space
- access to urban green space
Word family
Common mistakes
green spaces→green space
do urban green space→create / provide / preserve urban green space
Say it for a higher band
5parks→6green area→7+urban green space
Synonyms
green area
public park
Easily confused
parks
“All parks are urban green space, but not all urban green space is a park.”
green area
“The city plans to increase green areas to improve air quality.”
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