Abstract

   Problem:The conservation of natural resources and protection of valuable open spaces are important in maintaining and improving the high quality of life that urbanities desire. The community's natural resources and open spaces can be viewed as its “green infrastructure.” In our age of cities we observe an increasing concentration of population in urban regions. Fast and uncontrolled city growth, especially in emerging and less developed countries, leads to several problems. Increases in gap between supply and demand of basic infrastructure as well as the heterogeneous regional distribution of services and infrastructures according to social and economical differences, harms economy, ecology, welfare and quality of life of the urban population.

Objectives: why green areas are considered an element in a disturbed megacities landscape? In order to come up with their functionalities on socio-economic and ecology of a megacity, it is necessary to examine the relationships between the public park and their user. The study therefore formulates the following questions

1- How public parks contribute in socio-economic improvement of neighborhoods?

2- What contribution parks play in enhancing ecological relations?

3- What role should management play in enhancing the quality of public parks in order to ensure equitable distribution of benefits to the residents, visitors and wildlife?

Methodology: Beside theoretical linkages and approaches, case study of an especially concerned city in Pakistan was involved to find out answers on the above mentioned questions. On the example of selected regions of the city, the significance and applicability of the above mentioned questions will be discussed.

Expected results: The expected results can be used for development of urban green spaces and biodiversity for future. Also for the improvement of socio-economic status, social values and planning related, can be identified and analyzed.