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This chapter delivers a comprehensive introduction to the concept ofUrban green spaces urban green spacesGreen spaces (UGS) and their strategic role in fostering environmental sustainability within the jurisdiction of the Kolkata Municipal CorporationKolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). It explores the theoretical underpinnings of urban ecologyUrban ecology, green infrastructureGreen infrastructure planning, and ecosystem servicesEcosystem services, highlighting how UGS contribute to regulating microclimateMicroclimate, enhancing biodiversity, improving air quality, and enriching socio-psychological well-being in rapidly urbanizing metropolitan environments. The chapter underscores the accelerating pace of urban expansion in Kolkata and associated implications such as land use transformation, ecological degradationEcological degradation, and declining per capita green spaceGreen spaces. The rationale for selecting KMC as the study area is clearly established, supported by evidence of demographic pressure, infrastructure growth, and environmental vulnerability. In addition, the chapter articulates the research problem, objectives, hypotheses, scope, and methodological framework that collectively structure the assessment of spatial patterns, temporal changes, and environmental functions of UGS across Kolkata.

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    2026年

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  • Md Babor Ali,
  • Saleha Jamal

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This chapter delivers a comprehensive introduction to the concept ofUrban green spaces urban green spacesGreen spaces (UGS) and their strategic role in fostering environmental sustainability within the jurisdiction of the Kolkata Municipal CorporationKolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). It explores the theoretical underpinnings of urban ecologyUrban ecology, green infrastructureGreen infrastructure planning, and ecosystem servicesEcosystem services, highlighting how UGS contribute to regulating microclimateMicroclimate, enhancing biodiversity, improving air quality, and enriching socio-psychological well-being in rapidly urbanizing metropolitan environments. The chapter underscores the accelerating pace of urban expansion in Kolkata and associated implications such as land use transformation, ecological degradationEcological degradation, and declining per capita green spaceGreen spaces. The rationale for selecting KMC as the study area is clearly established, supported by evidence of demographic pressure, infrastructure growth, and environmental vulnerability. In addition, the chapter articulates the research problem, objectives, hypotheses, scope, and methodological framework that collectively structure the assessment of spatial patterns, temporal changes, and environmental functions of UGS across Kolkata.