Are there any other cities in the world with a similar layout to Adelaide? The CDB/Downtown of Adelaide is completely ringed by parklands, it provides a nice buffer between the city and the suburbs.


http://www.adelaide-parklands.org/images/mapsandplans/adelaide_aerial.jpg

http://www.abovephotography.com.au/Aerial-Photos/South-Australia/Adelaide/Adelaide-CBD-9015115-Original.jpg

London Green Belt

Madrid has the Casa de Campo at southwest, that is a historic public park with 1.700 hectares and Monte del Pardo at northwest, that is a typical spanish forest of 16.000 hectares. In fact el monte del Pardo is the 24% of all Madrid's township.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/1854/madridp.jpg

The first thing that comes to my mind when thinking about a city surrounded by green is Manaus, Brazil (although it's surrounded by rainforest rather than man-made greeneries).
http://www.eosnap.com/public/media/2008/10/manaus/manaus-citta-full.jpg

London Green Belt

But that is outside the Metro area is it not? As you can see from the Adelaide pic, the parklands are a buffer between the city and the metro area.

^^no the green belt surrounds the urban area of London and has prevented London swallowing near by towns up. Part of the green belt is within the greater london boundary.

urrr

Rio de janeiro...Of Course...

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/25/rioe.png
just take a look at image...by google earth

the green area is "tijuca national park"...its the biggest park inside an urban space....
At the past it was really different...until 1808 it was devastated to became farms to plant coffee...but by the order of the the king D.Joao I, they made one of the first reflorestation that we have notice.....

[QUOTE=Daniel Athias;40701818]http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/25/rioe.png

Looks amazing.

^^
Actually, Floresta da Tijuca is surrounded by Rio de Janeiro and not the opposite.

Medellin, Colombia, it is surrounded by a big green valley and the city itself is very wooded.



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2075/3534579704_cd983c91e1_b.jpg

My city , Trieste , is located in the northeastern corner of Italy and is almost entirely sorrounded by greeneries , in these sat pix the dark green areas are forests and woodlands , the light green ones lawns , gardens , pastures and horts , mostly public.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/Robert1976/Satimages/Trieste1.jpg?t=1251552917

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/Robert1976/Satimages/Trieste2.jpg?t=1251552966

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/Robert1976/Satimages/Trieste3.jpg?t=1251553007

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/Robert1976/Satimages/Trieste4.jpg?t=1251553050

the highway that runs around the city

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/116/307640354_3b4af7086f_b.jpg

Most of these parks are provided with bike and hiking trails , and beautuful view over the city center , there are a lot of animals too , foxes , squirrels and even wild boars (no kiddin')

http://img420.imageshack.us/img420/6616/pa0100222fd.jpg

http://family.webshots.com/photo/2092070830102783520neNnSa

areas for climbers just outside of the city

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/96/266195034_0e0384583c_b.jpg

the falls of Val Rosandra

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2035/2184750127_202f6e28da_o.jpg

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/1816/img0796yz8.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/2446034056_ff222f72d2_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2515/3711559319_70e1d58553_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3465/3390542248_1860c926d1_b.jpg

http://www.vololiberomontecarso.it/Immagini/foto%20000525%20MonteCarso%20Bagnoli.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2392781889_74471cd7aa_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1086/696989900_8386f1b57f_b.jpg

we have also hundreds of great and small caves too , some of them available for tourists

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3112/2848534636_1e3f2d2ded_b.jpg

I love to live in the city and at the same time being so close to the nature

Hong Kong
A city of 1,090 sq km with 7 million people, but over 70% of the landmass within the boundary is undeveloped and over 40% of the landmass within the boundary is dedicated as country park.

http://us.f6.yahoofs.com/hkblog/OuScG_aXAh4xwbaDhxxOz2l0e24-_4/blog/20090625105620175.jpg.jpg?ib_____DaS19th8d
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http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr280/ericishim/World%20Aerials/20081114-22.jpg

Wasn't Moscow supposed to have a green belt around the city a few decades ago?

great picture, never seen before so impressive and thank you very much

Are there any other cities in the world with a similar layout to Adelaide? The CDB/Downtown of Adelaide is completely ringed by parklands, it provides a nice buffer between the city and the suburbs.


http://www.adelaide-parklands.org/images/mapsandplans/adelaide_aerial.jpg

http://www.abovephotography.com.au/Aerial-Photos/South-Australia/Adelaide/Adelaide-CBD-9015115-Original.jpg

It's to bad Adelaide didn't stay a compact city.

Asunción, Capital del Paraguay!
Habitantes: 600.000 Area Urbana: 1.900.000
Asuncíon se encuentra frente al río Paraguay
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8340/324615121.jpg
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1534/53640192asuncionbayfs4.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1096/3829325876697f354373b11
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http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3115/dsc0130medium1.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1121/dscn4214i.jpg

Asunción y su vegetación en la ciudad
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/388/1630749411.jpg
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5133/87462211.jpg
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5607/53641224inboxnat0061um9.jpg
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http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6492/as1n.jpg

Vista Area de Asunción (Jardín Botanico 120 hectareas)
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9814/nuevo91.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4433/tajy021.jpg
Selva sobre el Río Paraguay
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8159/migcraftsniebla01b.jpg
Calles Asuncenas
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4823/lkfddai431.jpg

Cerro Lambaré
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The Sonian Forest (Dutch: Zoniënwoud, French: Forêt de Soignes) is a 4,421-hectare (10,920-acre) forest that lies across the south-eastern part of Brussels, Belgium.

The Bois de la Cambre (456 acres) on the outskirts of Brussels was formed out of the forest.

Today the forest consists mainly of European beeches and oaks. Several trees are more than 200 years old. The forest served for a long period as an exclusive hunting ground for the nobility, but today is open to the general public.

The forest contains a somewhat reduced fauna and flora. Due to human influence and impoverishment of the ecosystem various plants and animals have become extinct. The forest was home to 46 different mammal species. The many species of bat in the forest led to it being classified as a Natura 2000 protected site.

Sonian forest:
http://img.geocaching.com/cache/da0a74bd-bb57-41ea-adbf-feb311bc5401.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p101/tictack_no1/screen-capture-1-3.jpg

http://www.venezuelatuya.com/wallpapers/imagenes/laguna2.jpghttp://img287.imageshack.us/img287/9898/merida1cropped5jt.jpgMy small and dear city Merida- Venezuela :Phttp://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/88813976_4b103f2b41.jpghttp://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/4658195.jpg

Would you guys like to know a fun fact???

More green space is destroyed by urbanization then it is preserved.

Krakow (Poland)

http://www.gorpol.pl/foto/429_d.jpg

http://www.gorpol.pl/foto/1667_d.jpg

^^^^^^Good example
I think that is what the OP was getting at. The inner core is completely surrounded by defined park lands.

Canada has too many. So it's not worth mentioning all of them. :rofl:

^^^^^^Good example
I think that is what the OP was getting at. The inner core is completely surrounded by defined park lands.

That's exactly what I was looking for. Excellent, thanks DocentX.

Some cities from my country:

BELÉM - BRAZIL

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg55/Drico-bel/BELMAREA.jpg


RIO DE JANEIRO - BRAZIL

http://img-7.photosight.ru/55f/3591786_large.jpeg

MARINGÁ - BRAZIL
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_--OUnoZD8-g/SxPdjzWbl4I/AAAAAAAAEVo/jlfHxZsE0bE/s1600/a+a+a+a+a+a+a+a+foto+de+Maring%C3%A1.jpg

beautiful images :)

Wonderful Brasil! I love these green pictures!

Birmingham Skyline in the UK


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5058/5543609990_3d779828b1_b.jpg

Islamabad, Pakistan
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5416508594_2c7e291a12_b.jpg
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs30/f/2008/160/a/b/Capital_by_abart.jpg

Kuala Lumpur


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5288/5352404616_31a62a90c4_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenecrepieux/5352404616/

http://upislam.com/images/38272289474384381393.jpg

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l100/davidm450/Penthouse02.jpg

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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4358732567_d74d693790_b.jpg

Neubrademburg...

wow, the city looks great...

Adelaide, Australia - Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's founding fathers, designed the city and chose its location close to the River Torrens in the area originally inhabited by the Kaurna people. Light's design set out Adelaide in a grid layout, interspaced by wide boulevards and large public squares, and entirely surrounded by parkland.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Adelaide_DougBarber.jpg/800px-Adelaide_DougBarber.jpg
Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adelaide_DougBarber.jpg)

Adelaide is fascinating! - I'd echo earlier comments by saying that a second green ring should have been established further out to limit sprawl and encourage more high density urbanity.

Here's a very very dry graphic showing 'greenbelts' where development is limited, around UK cities:

http://www.buildinglanduk.co.uk/img/greenbelt.jpg

Mendoza, Argentina.

http://i.imgur.com/y1xZv.jpg (http://imgur.com/y1xZv)

http://i.imgur.com/KNEfN.jpg (http://imgur.com/KNEfN)

http://i.imgur.com/AGP5L.jpg (http://imgur.com/AGP5L)


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Belém - Amazon - Brazil

http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAAE8yn3RPpswld6nhWSIQjs9zFUO3iN4AE9zNrisSkExCtkwwF-jw5SJ7WMtICsxzjhheg3M7mr8G2V5Oh5cSPlQAm1T1UEvP0frEEeS45Ppm5TJ3qaHYJUoj.jpg

http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAAAgkJ9WsOCJrzri9di4IUbwzTiEnqWttx1sPLjldeUWn0Ik9Oj6vB1EZuYIG_rjqHIX64O3n5gaaqE00Q2u1EdIAm1T1UAE26Qz3YYBcTEL1sHKeo0TM37oX.jpg

http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAAH0CBePWyWafsy11daiXEIzLzc-34kdUD4Kd-bw_GzrX1n3UXQUeb-OrgE9X5mI1mUYl2EGBs1Me4JCO38_chO8Am1T1UNMWKYJ3cl3Y-r4SKPNrtduWYYyE.jpg

http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAAK5xtqvHmLI0F0zi0CbjCkEKH1tzLngMUN0xzLSW9mUjqKG9p9dlDn0NHxg4vDltw8LBieyPsZs74TLmmnVscMUAm1T1UJKyGrFnjREt_qvKBOe0CTLRnt0J.jpg


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http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAAJVopZhx9m50DkFeNVG2oLd8FWeuilOPFdWtyoey3HucYjtfu3zA_y_4Bxrs-OK2A_mJy3aiPXxwfTxsIdfPuHsAm1T1UAqvbOvjrcAEFcYos-0XPqdm75wQ.jpg

Frankfurt has the GrünGürtel ("green belt") surrounding the city, it is protected by law since 1991:
http://www.umweltfrankfurt.de/en/frankfurt-the-green-city/frankfurts-greenbelt/

http://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/media.php/674/fertigeversionradweg.jpg

And the city center is also surrounded by a park:
link to google maps (http://maps.google.de/maps?gl=de&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Frankfurt+am+Main,+Hessen&ll=50.113313,8.682804&spn=0.020613,0.038581&t=k&z=15)

Madrid
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8402/136dhe.jpg
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/773/137cc.jpg
http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/8919/138j.jpg

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/5206/140fr.jpg

Are there any other cities in the world with a similar layout to Adelaide? The CDB/Downtown of Adelaide is completely ringed by parklands, it provides a nice buffer between the city and the suburbs.

frankfurt comes to my mind. there is a ring of parkland around the city center. since the creation of the ring, however, the city center has expanded beyond the borders.



Frankfurt has the GrünGürtel ("green belt") surrounding the city, it is protected by law since 1991:
http://www.umweltfrankfurt.de/en/frankfurt-the-green-city/frankfurts-greenbelt/

http://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/media.php/674/fertigeversionradweg.jpg

And the city center is also surrounded by a park:
link to google maps (http://maps.google.de/maps?gl=de&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Frankfurt+am+Main,+Hessen&ll=50.113313,8.682804&spn=0.020613,0.038581&t=k&z=15)

http://www.frankfurt.frblog.de/wp-content/images/2009_anlagenring.jpg

the picture above shows the layout of the parks around the city center and the location of the city walls during different time periods in the past (they don't exist today anymore).

Makati, Philippines
http://joelhgarcia.pixi.me/d/3412-1/IMG_8823_4_5.jpg
Taguig, Philippines
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5185/5636984256_6f02c2a3f5_b.jpg

Birmingham UK gets quite a bit of flack for being a concrete city within the country itself and Europe. However ... Birmingham is situated on a sandstone ridge and has huge amounts of greenary.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052/5529965771_90fa9cde76_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5462366191_2824e41b07_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5462366815_c9d098eeff_b.jpg

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/4628213597_03c1e937d0_b.jpg

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Portland, Oregon. Their greenbelt is a famous in urban-planning (and much criticized for making the city extremely expensive to live in).

http://i56.tinypic.com/11siav6.jpg

Cape Town, South Africa: where I'm going to study abroad for a semester. The center of Cape Town is surrounded by mountains, creating the "city bowl"

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tr7SeR9Jt9I/S98iUbkqCgI/AAAAAAAABDQ/MIKbBGBy_0I/s1600/cape_town_aerial.jpg

BEAUTIFUL

If there is one notable city that is surrounded by green spaces, it would be

Atlanta, Georgia

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/5/5927847_4ad74194aa.jpg

http://www.aceaerialphoto.us/images/photos/Atlanta%20City.jpg

http://www.paulscharffphotography.com/Atlanta_Skyline.JPG

http://ktius.com/images/Atlanta%20skyline%20from%20Atlantic%20Station.jpg

http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/imagedays/atlantaskylineharry2.jpg

Cuiabá / Mato Grosso / Brazil - Green City /

Mãe Bonifácia Park
Largest urban forest reserve in the Cerrado of Brazil.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/5395032823_6945ae1584_b.jpg
@Oendel Veiga

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/2/e6a55dada8082aa5b2f8c0a0238a53.jpg
@Secom-MT

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/19543.jpg
@LDR

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/983979.jpg
@leo

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/9900/cba11.jpg
@Rafael.Ramos

http://www.maisturismo.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mt-6-parque-mae-bonifacia.jpg
@Secom-MT

http://www.raireis.com.br/imgsite/galerias/189/amp-1182010183139.jpg
@Rai Reis

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@Foto e Prosa

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@Leandro Magalhães

Hmm no mention of Melbourne, the garden city from the garden State.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/110/295245350_3eedb8cd30.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/adonline/GoogleEarth-Melbourne.jpg

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/3231/mumbaigreenspace.png
http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/1493/mumbaigreenspace1.png
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