The tasks of landscape planning include the safeguarding and development of nature and landscape as a space for people to experience and relax and as a habitat for animals and plants, the preservation and improvement of the quality of soil, water, air and climate and the design of the landscape and its appearance.
Hamburg impresses with its abundance of green spaces such as parks and recreation facilities, city squares and street trees, natural landscapes such as forests, watercourses, lakes and nature reserves as well as man-made and used spaces such as agricultural areas, parks, allotments or community gardens.
The goals and measures of landscape planning for the development of the city are presented in the landscape program as preparatory or programmatic planning.
