Click the links below to learn more about how this is a harm

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's "Green Space"

Defines green space as a term and talks about how it positively contributes to a community

Natural History Museum's "Why We Need Green Spaces in Cities"

Connects how green spaces help the environment and air quality as well as how they can be creatively incorporated into cities

Center for Watershed Protection's "Urban Tree Canopy"

Defines urban tree canopy and explains how it is assessed and improved

MUSC's "Green Spaces & Human Health"

Describes how green spaces positively impact health with data from experiments

Chicago Policy Review's "Racial Disparities in Access to Public Green Space"

Addresses how minority groups are statistically less likely to have access to green spaces and why this is harmful

Access to Green Spaces

This includes how many of these natural and recreational spaces are available to your community and how easily accessible they are. Also, it explains how trees help absorb heat, water, and carbon dioxide.