Urban Park Prescription + Green-Blue Zoning: Scaling BC3's Cooling Framework City by City
Marquez-Torres, Kumar, Aznarez, and Jenerette (BC3, 2025) demonstrated that strategic mixing of green spaces and water bodies reduces urban temperatures by up to 3°C. This idea proposes a dual policy framework: (1) 'Urban Park Prescription'
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Marquez-Torres, Kumar, Aznarez, and Jenerette (BC3, 2025) demonstrated that strategic mixing of green spaces and water bodies reduces urban temperatures by up to 3°C. This idea proposes a dual policy framework: (1) 'Urban Park Prescription' financing that positions green space as health infrastructure, paid for by redirecting a share of city healthcare savings from reduced heat mortality, and (2) mandatory green-blue zoning requiring new developments within 4 km of water bodies to integrate cooling green infrastructure. Credit: Alba Marquez-Torres, Sudeshna Kumar, Celina Aznarez, and G. Darrel Jenerette — Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), published 2025 in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.
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