Parks - Enhancing Liveability in Cities, Citygreen Issue 3

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CITYGREEN, winner of the APEX Awards for Publication Excellence for three consecutive years - 2014, 2013 and 2012, is a biannual publication of the Centre for Urban Greenery & Ecology, Singapore. It presents current research on greening and ecology of the urban environment, and features outstanding green projects in international cities.

In this issue of CITYGREEN, our writers discuss a range of issues relating to parks. Discover the hall of fame for parks in our Project Features through Fred Kent's "World's Great Parks" and Peter How's interpretation of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Adam Dwyer shares how parks can encourage population health and wellbeing. Get inspired by and informed about practical information on how to design parks better in our special section on "Design and Best Practices." Finally, appreciate often-overlooked facts on the role of the landscape in Martha Schwartz's commentary on our hard working urban landscape.