Rapid urbanization has caused to disappearance of green spaces in various cities. This is mainly due to the growing construction of commercial buildings, apartments, offices. There are several ways to protect the green spaces in urban environment.
One major reason is that, now a days many people are shifting toward cities from villages, the government needs more land for housing and apartments. As a result, the parks and green land replaced with buildings. Other main factor is that, the increasing number of cars in cities, needed more space for parking and bridges, while, for this constructor constructing parking in place of forests. In addition, to fulfill the needs of population, government is taking commercial projects like to building shopping mall and offices. Due to all these reasons green belts are supersaded with flats and commercial properties.
On the other side, there are many actions that can be taken by government for to protection of greenery. The primary step is to introduce and imposed strict rules to discourage the replacement of natural landscape. Secondly, they should charge high fine for cutting trees unnecessarily, as well as, to construct extra buildings. Thirdly, government should encourage the green community, who take part in planting activities. For instance, they can afforestation alongside the road, motivate for rooftop planting and use limited space for construction. Finally, citizens should take part in planting activities and keep public park clean.
In conclusion, deforestation in cities is causing due to growing population, development of buildings and shopping malls. However, Governments and residents take part to protect the existing areas and to create new ones. Therefore, this would make cities healthier, cleaner and give them fresh air for peaceful living.