Urban Green Belt, A Review of Function and Policy

Green belt land talk about to an area that reserve for an open space, most often around larger cities. Green belt is a zone of land around the city where building development is severely restricted. The main purpose of the green belt policy is to protect the land around larger urban centers from urban spread, and maintain the designated area for forestry. Green belt offers a number of benefits for both urban and rural population. Urban population is provided an access to an open space, which offers opportunities for outdoor activities, and an access to clean air. The idea of a belt of land around major cities and towns that is reserved for an open space was originally proposed to stop the urban sprawl, and protect the rural environment and historic towns from urbanization. The purpose of this paper is to review the function and policy of green belt for the purpose of landscape and countryside conservation. Green belt policy has been shown to have a number of benefits for both rural and urban areas as well as for the environment, which has made it one of the most effective measures against the current environmental problems and nature conservation issues.

Keywords:

Greenbelt , Policy , Function , Urban greenways