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Adelaide is an interesting case study. There is a river and nature reserve that stretches from the hills to the coast that cuts right through the city. They do
by ehnto 5y ago
Adelaide is an interesting case study. There is a river and nature reserve that stretches from the hills to the coast that cuts right through the city. They do incur on the edges of it in a few locations but for the most part it's got native vegetation for the full length of it. It's one of the many nature corridors there, and the network of nature corridors continues to expand throughout suburbia. They also have a ring of parklands around the CBD all of which have native vegetation in at least some areas if not quite the whole area.
They're not unique in having a river cutting through the city, but they were lucky to have the foresight of a city planner who felt there was some value in keeping the native vegetation all the way back at the city's inception.
There is beautiful and diverse birdlife throughout the city and that's in no small part due to the amount of native vegetation kept around throughout the city and suburbia. From the surrounding hills, the suburbs just look like a regular forest with some buildings poking out here and there, it's incredibly green. There is about as much parklands as there is real estate in the CBD itself.
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- zabzonk 5y agoSurprisingly, London has a huge amount of parkland and multiple rivers - you only have to fly over it to see it all (or live there to experience it). And lots of varied creatures living there.
- r00fus 5y agoHoly cow that looks paradisiac compared most major US cities.
- sjf 5y agoThe aerial view says otherwise: https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.9082898,138.5203148,29616m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.9082898,138.5203148,29616m/...
- r00fus 5y agoZoomed out, yes the larger part of Adeliade looks similar to most cities but that part looks great from aerial as well. You can see the corridor.
- prawn 5y agoWe have our concrete jungle like most places, but the parklands surrounding the city are great (though parts resist activation) and older/richer areas are typically very green with street trees and creek systems running through suburbs. It's a great place to live (third most liveable, supposedly) but the downside is you're a long flight from most of the rest of the world.