Time Out has taken to the cities of the world to ask city-dwellers about the access they have to nature and green spaces – and according to the answers, beautiful Cape Town is one of the very best.
“Having open green spaces improves air quality and helps keep stuffy urban temperatures a little cooler, as well as eases the risk of flooding. But which city offers its locals the best green spaces?” Time Out said.
To find the answer to that question, the publication asked 18 500 people from cities around the world, and the 20 that made the list had the highest share of ‘good’ or ‘amazing’ ratings for their green space and access to nature.
The 20 best cities for green space and access to nature
According to the list, Cape Town ranked quite high up at number 10, with 83 percent of locals positively rating the green space and access to nature.
Take a look at the top 20 below:
- Medellín, Colombia, 92 percent
- Boston, US, 88 percent
- Sydney, Australia, 87 percent
- London, UK, 87 percent
- Austin, US, 86 percent
- Edinburgh, UK, 86 percent
- Melbourne, Australia, 86 percent
- Denver, US, 84 percent
- Abu Dhabi, UAE, 83 percent
- Cape Town, South Africa, 83 percent
- Chicago, US, 83 percent
- San Francisco, US, 82 percent
- Stockholm, Sweden, 82 percent
- Montreal, Canada, 81 percent
- Munich, Germany, 81 percent
- Mumbai, India, 79 percent
- Beijing, China, 78 percent
- Zurich, Switzerland, 77 percent
- Ottawa, Canada, 77 percent
- Brisbane, Australia, 76 percent
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