According to the city of Geneva, the municipality has 310ha of parks and therefore 20% of the city’s surface is dedicated to green spaces: «In Geneva, there is not a neighborhood without green spaces. There are no less than fifty of them offering calm and greenery in the middle of the city.». These green spaces can be parks, squares, cemeteries or wooded areas and according to the Federal Statistical Office, Geneva is the city with the most green and recreational spaces. The approach of the project is based on the analysis of those spaces :
Is there enough green space?
What are the benefits for the city?
Green spacs but for who?
The strategies for a greener city are : Find opportunities to insert green spaces in densely built-up areas, free up space if necessary, Reinforce the green aspect of the city and the biodiversity/ecosystemic services and make existing green spaces accessible for all and more welcoming. The goal is to create accessible places of contact between people for their well-being (leisure and sport), to improve the quality of life, to encourage pedestrian mobility, to be able to have green spaces for all and in sufficient quantity. The different strategies propose to first use the nature already present in the city but also to try to densify it.