STREET ART

Street Art or Vandalism?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GNoUYZhrT0

Generally seen as a nuisance and illegal activity, street art has become a popular way to deal with current
issues and beautify decaying areas around the city. Art in the street makes people happy and can cheer
them up.

Street art is an essential part of a city is since not only does it stand for freedom but also for creativity. ...
Considering the fact that street art is intriguing and mysterious, it invites any passerby to develop their
imagination while they learn to see their surroundings from a different perspective, too.
Street art makes people happy as they go to school, work or to have fun. You can't compare a grey boring
wall to a wall full of colors and character. Apart from beautifying the area, it inspires and wakes people up.
Street art transforms the 'normal' into something exciting.

For the poverty-stricken, street art acts as a tool to express their thoughts and communicate their stories
to the world. With the power of imagination and a wall as their blank canvas, street artists question, fight and
rebel against unacceptable norms of the society.

In communities around the world, individuals have been using street art to transform dull parts of a city into
vivid representations of local identity. ... In either case, street art is used as a means to expose community
characteristics that would otherwise remain hidden beneath the surface.

Generally seen as a nuisance and illegal activity, street art has become a popular way to deal with current
issues and beautify decaying areas around the city. Art in the street makes people happy and can cheer
them up.

SCULPTURES AROUND THE CITY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxRMFQMmkkY
URBAN GREEN SPACES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlJoBhLnqko

Modern urban life style is associated with chronic stress, insufficient physical activity and exposure to anthropogenic
environmental hazards. Urban green spaces, such as parks, playgrounds, and residential greenery, can promote
mental and physical health, and reduce morbidity and mortality in urban residents by providing psychological
relaxation and stress alleviation, stimulating social cohesion, supporting physical activity, and reducing exposure to
air pollutants, noise and excessive heat.

There is a wide range of international agreements and commitments to enhance and support the establishment of
green spaces in urban settings, as these are considered to provide a range of benefits to the urban population. Yet,
little is known on the most effective ways to deliver urban interventions on green spaces, and how to make sure that
the environmental, social and health benefits are maximized. To respond to this question, this new WHO report
provides the results of an evidence review and an assessment of local case studies on urban green space
interventions.

The findings show that interventions to increase or improve urban green space can deliver positive health, social
and environmental outcomes for all population groups, particularly among lower socioeconomic status groups. Yet,
there is a need for better inclusion of health and equity outcomes in studies on green space interventions, and an
improved monitoring of local green space management and related health and equity impacts.

Local experiences and urban practice suggest that multidisciplinary planning, cross-sectoral collaborations and
community engagement in the planning process are essential to ensure that urban green space interventions deliver
on multiple outcomes and provide a variety of functional opportunities that attract different population groups. Urban
green space interventions seem to be most effective when a physical improvement to the green space is coupled
with a social engagement/participation element to promotes the green spaces and reach out to new target groups.