| Street Livability through Vegetation |
| Dissertation 2020 | SPA Delhi |
Chapter 4 - Street Vegetation – Component of livable street Naturally, then, we begin with street Vegetation, which is almost always central to making sidewalks safe, healthy, comfortable, and sustainable (Speck, 2018). The green zone adds value to the aesthetics of the walkability enhancing the environment, should be placed carefully and to have clearer demarcated zones for different stakeholders of the street. Thus, strategically marked locations of the green zone, including shrubs, trees, ground cover and greenery can be used for design benefits instead of bollards to mark the limits of the zones.
Illustration 8. Streets with and without Vegetation (Source Author, Getty Images)
Creating an overall soothing environment which is natural, functional and pleasing streetscape is crucial for creating any living street (Burden & Litman, 2011). As the street vegetation creates the perceived notion of a physical environment, it helps in creating a sense of satisfaction and increases the livability factor of the space. Therefore, Street Vegetation can be correlated to create a space on the street that enhances the emotions of the dweller on the street, and is a very important element in creating livable streets. Livable street and street elements create a sense of social interaction and cohesion by creating neighbourhood vitality, and perception of safety and livability for sidewalk walkability and making the realm safer and more accessible. Several elements compose a streetscape including the driveway for transportation, pedestrian pavement, cycle tracks, street amenities, frontage zone.
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