Open Space in Valparaiso

In order to analyse whether the city is suitable for people to live in or not, we need not only think about natural environment, quality of buildings, and also we should think about how many green spaces in the city.

It is report that Valparaiso has increasing population trend, that means more and more people are living at this small city. Without any doubt that population density should be large as well.

However, from figure ground below, people cannot find enough green spaces to relax. Only some green spaces are situated at narrow plain area.

There are some benefits of green space for Valparaiso:

1. Improve urban environment. As a underdeveloped city with a large number of people, Valparaiso may not have health and clean environment. More green spaces could help Valparaiso to build a much cleaner city. 
2. Reduce heat buildup. Valparaiso is belong to Mediterranean Climate, during summer higher temperature may cause fire; therefore, green space could reduce on-site heat to prevent accidents happening. 
3. Offer leisure spaces for families. More green space (open space) can let Valparaiso people to have a picnic during weekends, take a break, and talk with people. 

All in all, I believe the government should plan to create more green spaces. In my opinion, the urban designers and planners could demolish some old but without historic values buildings to build green spaces. Also, central waterfront is a good choice for green space, since at there, people could enjoy the sea and plants at the same time.