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An urban oasis is a public open space, park, or plaza which is located in between buildings or formed by surrounding buildings in an urban setting. It can exist in any kind of culture. There are various sizes of urban oases. Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted's park in New York City, can be considered as a very large urban oasis.
The word oasis came into English from Latin: oasis, from Ancient Greek: ὄασις, óasis, which in turn is a direct borrowing from Demotic Egyptian. The word for oasis in the latter-attested Coptic language (the descendant of Demotic Egyptian) is wahe or ouahe which means a "dwelling place". [3] Oasis in Arabic is wāḥa (Arabic: واحة).
Brian Patrick Flynn (born April 27, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American TV personality and interior design expert, whose on-camera career began on the TBS [1] hit series Movie & a Makeover. [2]
Fans can enter to win the stunning home starting on Wednesday, Oct. 2 through Thursday, Nov. 21. HGTV is bringing fans to the heart of the Midwest to unveil its Urban Oasis 2024 home!. PEOPLE is ...
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An East Hollywood makeover: Friends transform smelly dumping ground into urban oasis. Lila Seidman. August 18, 2024 at 6:00 AM. Francesco Cura peeks out from a palm in an East Hollywood garden ...
[2] [3] [4] In contrast, an area with greater access to supermarkets and vegetable shops with fresh foods may be called a food oasis. [5] The designation considers the type and the quality of food available to the population, in addition to the accessibility of the food through the size and the proximity of the food stores.
However, by careful placement of trees, parks, and plant life, cities can create their own oasis effect. [6] By maintaining plant life throughout a city, urban planners can produce an oasis effect [7] to counter the urban heat island effect; even a small scattering of trees can significantly reduce local temperatures. However, concerns can ...