This map presents public green areas in the GZM Municipalities (i.e. parks, squares, open recreational areas) against the background of forests and water reservoirs and environmentally valuable areas.

It is the first collective database presenting basic information on the nature of parks, their main elements of development and location (after indicating a selected park, a panel with its brief description, information and a set of photographs is displayed).

The map also has additional functionality, such as filtering of parks (by area and attractions) and the possibility to read additional layers (e.g. legal forms of nature protection).

This database will be successively developed, updated and modified, among other things, according to suggestions and notifications of the communes and as more information is obtained (e.g. on sports fields, stadiums and the so-called outdoor gyms). It was created on the basis of materials from the communes.

Basic information and statistics concerning green areas in the GZM can also be found in the brochure: “Green Aspect of the Metropolis” [PL: “Zielony wymiar Metropolii”.

Contrary to the common stereotypes related to the industrial past of some GZM municipalities, natural areas constitute in total more than ¼ of the entire GZM area, of which forests account for about 25% and public green areas under the responsibility of local governments (parks and greens) – for about 1%.

Sources of information used:

• in terms of identified public green areas and recreational areas: materials from GZM member communes, Database of Topographic Objects (BDOT10k), OpenStreetMap;
• in the scope of identification of forest complexes and hydrographic network: Database of Topographic Objects (BDOT10k), OpenStreetMap;
• in terms of legal forms of nature protection: General Directorate for Environmental Protection.