Brimbank Park: Adaptive Nature of the Natural Environment in a Growing Urban Area

Location Brimbank Park (coordinates 37.7340 ° S, 144.8370 ° E) is located in Maribyrnong Valley (surrounded by the Maribyrnong River) close to Keilor outside Melbourne. Crossing the Mali Bingnon River and the M80 expressway will reveal the adaptability of the growing urban natural environment. (Parks Victoria, 2013) Figure 1: Map of Brimbank Park (Google Maps, 2014) Geology Brimbank Park is mainly composed of sedimentary rocks because it is close to the Maribyrnong River.

Green spaces (sometimes "green spaces") are common terms used to describe environmental areas that are protected or not maintained, such as nature reserves, wilderness environments, urban parks, etc. In many cases, especially in urban environments, green spaces are intentionally specified for entertainment or aesthetic advantages. Global urbanization has reduced access and participation to green areas but there is sufficient evidence to show a positive correlation between the levels of adjacent green areas and mental health and happiness. Compared with green areas, living in urban areas with many green spaces, less personal mental suffering, less anxiety and depression, good health and health of cortisol. Comparing residents of very green environment and less green environment, even after managing the socioeconomic situation, major differences in disease incidence rates have been reported (Maas et al., 2009).

The accumulation of urban areas or urban areas is a population density of human beings with infrastructure built in. Urban areas are established by urbanization and are classified into cities, towns, metropolitan areas or suburbs depending on the city form. In urbanization, this term contrasts with rural areas such as villages and villages, and in urban sociology and urban anthropology, it is remarkably in contrast to the natural environment. The creation of the early metropolitan area during the urban revolution led to the creation of human civilization and modern urban planning and brought about environmental impacts along with other human activities such as the development of natural resources.