Challenges related to Urban Public Green Space in Georgia
Challenges related to Urban Public Green Space in Georgia

Author(s): Irakli Zhvania
Subject(s): Environmental and Energy policy, Environmental interactions
Published by: EECMD - Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy
Keywords: urban planning; Urban Green Space;
Summary/Abstract: After the Rose Revolution, a push to change the status quo emerged. Relevant state institutions were established, and numerous laws and regulations were adopted in the field of environmental protection and urban development. However, developing complex approaches and a vision for urban development remained an unresolved problem. Policies that favored the private business sector over public interest continued, and one of the most important components of that public interest was, and still remains, public green spaces. Under the pretext of developing the economy, the privatization of green spaces and the issuance of construction permits on the site of green cover continued. Despite preexisting urban zoning and relevant regulations, the status of recreational and green zones was continuously changing at the municipal level in favor of additional construction development.

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