the social and economic benefits of urban green spaces are equally important and should be viewed in the context of global issues such as climate change as well as other priorities set out in the sdgs including sustainable cities public health and nature conservation thus reducing socioeconomic disparities in the availability of urban green spaces can help to reduce inequalities in health related to income minority status disability and other socioeconomic and demographic factors air pollution contributes to rising temperatures and heat wave episodes leading to increased rates of mortality from heart attacks or stroke as a result of heat stress particularly in people with preexisting ncds parks and green spaces provide people with the opportunity to walk and cycle more often and engage in leisuretime physical activity therefore investments in city parks green spaces and waterways are an effective and economical way to both promote health and mitigate climate change cities should use this information to make decisions that will promote health mitigate climate change and enhance the quality of life for residents