- The Emerald Necklace is a historic park system in the city of Boston that connects six parks through a network of parkways traversing 1,100-areas.
- The system is maintained by a non-profit organization called the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. The conservancy is a partnership between private and public actors working to restore and protect the park.
- The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, a famous park planner, and is an iconic greenway and tourist attraction, drawing people from all over the world.
- A Finnish architect who visited the park noticed that the park is largely disjointed.
- In reality, it was never realized to Olmstead’s full vision and as a result stands as individual green space sites for local neighborhoods, rather than an interconnected system for the entire city.
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