Urban green spaces (UGS) are one of the indispensable elements for design and development of cities. UGS are considered as “lung” of cities as well as one of the elements reflecting the quality of life. The aim of the research "Development of an index for assessment of urban green spacesat city level" is to develop Weighted Urban Green Space Index (WUGSI) for assessment of city wide UGS based on multi criteria analysis of Chandigarh city. The percentage of green, type of green and proximity to green are selected as parameters to study weighted urban green space index. |
