Biophilic cities are cities with easy access to natural areas,
both large and small. Large urban parks are undoubtedly great
places for connection with nature, but smaller parks have
benefits as well. Researchers in Denmark have conducted a study
to determine the most common uses of Small Public Urban Green
Spaces (SPUGS), also known as Pocket Parks. These small areas of
urban nature are typically found in areas of extreme population
density, and therefore have the potential for large numbers of
people to access them easily. Throughout the summer of 2010,
Karin K. Peschardt of the University of Copenhagen visited nine
SPUGS regularly to document who was using these parks, and for
what purposes. In order to determine the SPUGS to include in the
study, Peschardt and her fellow researchers followed the City of
Copenhagen’s criteria for Pocket Parks. These criteria
(excerpted from Peschardt 236) specify that the SPUGS: - Must
not exceed 5000m2 (just under 54,000 square feet) - Must have at
least some vegetation -