Bucharest, second most polluted capital in Europe but ranks better than Paris on green areas

 

Bucharest has the second highest number of days when the air pollution exceeds the admitted level of dust, with almost three months a year when the air has a higher concentration of dust than the norm. Bulgarian capital Sofia ranks first, with 162 days, according to a recent report about quality of living in Bucharest by the Center for Sustainable Policies Ecopolis. Best ranking are Stockholm and Copenhagen, with only two dusty days a year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bucharest doesn’t rank among the European capitals with the highest area of green spaces, with 23 sqm of parks and green areas per inhabitant, but managed to exceed Paris, which only has 2 sqm of green areas per capita. It is however far behind Tallin, that has almost 500 sqm of green areas per inhabitant, or Vienna, with 120 sqm.

 

 

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