Promoting Sustainable Environments through Urban Green Spaces: Insights from Kenya

Kenya has experienced rapid population growth and urbanization in recent years leading to major changes its natural environment. Urban infrastructure a significant influence on carbon emissions environmental degradation. green spaces are some of the interventions that demonstrate how impact increased can be managed. An exploration current state urban is essential identify equitable sustainable development strategies. few community gardens for relaxation recreational activities. These spaces’ continued renovation preservation strongly indicate Kenya’s commitment maintaining A multi-method approach involving literature review, situational analysis, researchers’ reflections was used examine two (Nairobi City Park John Michuki memorial park) their benefits opportunities environment whilst highlighting challenges spaces. Green provide socioeconomic benefits, biodiversity, reduced air water pollution, regulated temperatures. Population growth, lack enough public open spaces, overdevelopment highlighted as contributors offer numerous economic social opportunities, promoting employment creation attracting foreign investment. Today, centers, such libraries, sustain by availing modern reading areas with adequate lighting disseminating knowledge promotes growth. It unclear renovated Kenyan parks, create better reduce negative impacts urbanization. This paper aims fill this gap providing an understanding role they promote sustainability.