Park System Concept for Environmental Sustainability in Bengaluru, Karnataka

Dr. Malini Shetty A. G.

Abstract: Urban Park System, one of the most important components of cities is an integrated concept between natural and automatic system, which exigencies balance. These park system play an multitude role in urban life by offering social, economic and environmental benefits to the urban residents. Climatic amelioration, hydrological cycle, biodiversity, sustainability and noise screening are some of the important environmental benefits provided by these parks. Urban parks play an important role in protecting and promoting biodiversity by providing various habitats for flora and fauna, especially common bird and animal species (Chiesura, 2004; Cornelis and Hermy, 2004; Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). Urban Parks are essential to the resilience of urban space structures and there is prerequisite to build an integration between the ecological, social, economic, aesthetic aspects of urban landscape architecture. Surveillance of Bangalore problem was obtained based on literature, distinctive and prospective analyses and methodology was developed based on an approach to urban issues and its relation to the urban park system. Bangalore with its salubrious climate, once called garden city has numerous lakes and gardens developed since Kempegowda?s (Builder of city) time and later by colonial people. The present study mainly focused on urban parks, because of the significant contribution of parks in urban environment, identity and control of urban growth in terms of balance between conservation and development. Ten parks were selected for the study in various parts of the Bengaluru and were first evaluated for total number of plants and families to which it belongs. In the second stage environmental benefits were examined according to 5 main criteria and 14 parameters. Among ten parks three of them with its vast area and plant diversity is found to be significantly contributed to the environmental sustainability of the city.

Keywords: Park System