The Important of Vegetation in Urban Area – An Introduction

Abstract

Flash flood, Urban Heat Island (UHI), air and noise pollution among the problems faced by urban community nowadays. This environment condition affected their health and lifestyle, which make many of them started to concern about living in healthy environment. Due to rapid urbanization; increasing numbers of skyscrapers and hardscape rather than softscape, demands of urban green space in urban area increasing. Studies proves that by increasing vegetation in urban area could help in reducing UHI, provide better environment and improve air quality as well as creating better ecosystem in urban area. This paper summarize the importance of vegetation in urban area and how its work in creating better environment.

Keywords: Urban vegetation, vegetation advantages, urban problem