Planting Communities: Small Urban Green Spaces as a Socio-Spatial Infrastructural Strategy in Taipei City

Recent investigations into green infrastructure have predominantly emphasized large-scale urban greens and formal planning frameworks. However, beyond these dominant perspectives, small green spaces—often overlooked—play a crucial role as active infrastructures supporting public life. Due to their spatial proximity to local communities and their intimate integration with everyday urban routines, these spaces present a significant concern, particularly within high-density urban contexts such as Taipei. Amid the compounded impacts of global pandemic-induced isolation, spatial constraints, and heightened urban stressors, small green spaces have gained renewed importance as essential sites for everyday well-being and social cohesion. Their modest scale and embeddedness within neighbourhoods enable them to function as adaptable, low-threshold venues fostering flexible urban practices.