Grünanteil

English translation: green space(s)

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German term or phrase:Grünanteil
English translation:green space(s)
Entered by: Casey Butterfield

12:06 Aug 26, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
German term or phrase: Grünanteil
Sonderbauflaeche mit hohem Gruenanteil

- Special building area with high percentage in parks?
Lioba Multer
United States
Local time: 12:04
green spaces
Explanation:
lots of green spaces
or
high number of green spaces



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Note added at 40 mins (2008-08-26 12:47:18 GMT)
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Here are some headlines from the New York Times, just to show you that this is also a U.S. English term:

Trenton: $80 Million for Green Spaces
Where Is the Parks Czar to Restore New York's Green Spaces?
SUNSHINE STATES; Green Spaces Among The Paved
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Casey Butterfield
United States
Grading comment
High number of green spaces sounds good! Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Gruenanteil
green spaces


Explanation:
lots of green spaces
or
high number of green spaces



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Note added at 40 mins (2008-08-26 12:47:18 GMT)
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Here are some headlines from the New York Times, just to show you that this is also a U.S. English term:

Trenton: $80 Million for Green Spaces
Where Is the Parks Czar to Restore New York's Green Spaces?
SUNSHINE STATES; Green Spaces Among The Paved

Example sentence(s):
  • There is increasing recognition that well-designed, well-managed green spaces next to housing developments are crucial to contributing to people's quality of life and making neighbourhoods liveable.

    Reference: http://www.neighbourhoodsgreen.org.uk/ng/intro/
Casey Butterfield
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
High number of green spaces sounds good! Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manjula Dias-Hargarter, Ph.D. (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Manjula!

agree  Lirka
6 hrs
  -> Thank you lirka!
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