The article also focuses on the source of the problem that the capital is facing, with "a population explosion in the decades after World War Two when migration from rural areas fuelled uncontrolled building."
So far, three such parks have been created, in Kypseli, Kolonos and
Pagrati, giving a "breath" of Freshness, but also color in three
densely-built areas that lack open green space, while the Municipality
of Athens plans to "create of more model parks in the neighborhoods and
the city center, in order to regenerate spaces that have been left to
their fate for many years".
Reuters "hosts" a statement by the mayor of Athens, Costas Bakoyannis,
who notes that the creation of pocket parks is "about creating green
spaces, lowering the temperatures, giving quality of life and creating
new reference points inside the city".
The news agency's tribute also refers to the capital's fountains, which
are repaired after many years "lower temperatures and improve air
quality".
