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Greece: Athens tackles heat and pollution with pocket-sized parks

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By Deborah Kyvrikosaios

ATHENS - Tucked between rows of apartment blocks on an Athens street, a strip of green with a few trees, some plants and a bench offers a breathing space in the surrounding crush of concrete.

The Greek capital has started creating “pocket parks”, transforming small plots once ridden with garbage and weeds, in a bid to tackle its chronic pollution.

“It’s about creating green spaces, lowering the temperatures, giving quality of life and creating new reference points inside the city,” Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis said.

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Hazards Heatwave
Themes Environment and ecosystems Urban risk and planning
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