Call to stop loss of front gardens

摘要

Turning gardens into drives is a bad idea, a leading urbanist tells Mark Moran The conversion of front gardens into driveways is not only a visual blight but is leading to a range of problems such as increased flooding in urban areas. So warns Rob Cowan, a leading urbanist. "Front gardens help to make towns and cities worth living in," said Cowan, principal of the Urban Design Skills network. "They can make walking a pleasure, promote sociability, contribute to biodiversity, reduce the danger of flooding and make streets safer. But too many are neglected, contributing nothing to the quality of the place."