Urban green space
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In land-use planning, urban green space is open-space areas reserved for parks and other "green spaces", including plant life, water features - also referred to as blue spaces - and other kinds of natural environment. Most urban open spaces are green spaces, but occasionally include other kinds of open areas. The landscape of urban open spaces can range from playing fields to highly maintained environments to relatively natural landscapes.
![Kupittaa Park [fi] (Kupittaanpuisto) is a large urban open space area in Turku, Southwest Finland. At the same time, it is also the largest and oldest](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Utf%C3%A4rder_och_solbad_i_Kuppisparken_2011.jpg/500px-Utf%C3%A4rder_och_solbad_i_Kuppisparken_2011.jpg)
Kupittaa Park [fi] (Kupittaanpuisto) is a large urban open space area in Turku, Southwest Finland. At the same time, it is also the largest and oldest park in Finland.
Asramam Maidan in Kollam city, India. It is the largest open space available in any of the city limits in Kerala state.
Washington Park in Troy, NY, U.S., an example of privately owned urban open space
Sad Janka Kráľa park in Bratislava (Slovakia)
Urban vitality
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Urban vitality is the quality of spaces in cities that attract diverse groups of people for varied activities over frequent, varied times. These spaces may be perceived as alive, lively or vibrant, in contrast with low-vitality areas, which may repel people and be perceived as unsafe.
The Plaça Reial of Barcelona has a high vitality, with pedestrian spaces and a variety of establishments in its vicinity.
Comparatively, Plaça dels Països Catalans has a low vitality, with fewer establishments and large, surrounding streets which inhibit pedestrian movement.