Green areas in coastal cities – conflict of interests or stakeholders’ perspectives?

Green areas in coastal cities - Conflict of interests or stakeholders' perspectives? 3D GIS model, green areas, interview, urban planning, vertical growth

Coastal zones have experienced rapid urban growth over the last 50 years and this is expected to continue. The most important reasons for rapid land-use changes are related to real estate pressure and the construction of new urban infrastructures. Coastal systems support a wide variety of social, economic and natural services and are directly affected by multiple human activities. The downside of urban increase is reflected in the change of land-use cover, and land-cover from open areas to built-up areas, especially within the metropolitan cities on the coast. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the relationship between the decrease of large green areas in coastal zones and the efficiency o…