Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back every week for new roundups and items.
Urban Trees: Let’s Grow Old Together
“There is no shortage of scientific evidence supporting the incredible benefits that mature trees provide to urban neighborhoods. Yet many local policies seem to focus only on the quantity of trees being planted rather than the quality. Let’s look at some of the ways mature urban trees provide incredible benefits to their communities.”
Key to a Cool City? It’s in the Trees
“Looking at how the urban heat island effect and climate change turn up the thermostat on U.S. cities, and how places like Chicago are trying to cool off with greener infrastructure.”
Two Stunning Examples Of Urban Waterfront Renewal
“Here, at the seam between land and water, some of the country’s most exciting, innovative, environmentally sustainable design is taking place, bringing vibrant public life to regenerated waterfront brownfield sites.”
Thinking Locally as the Children and Nature Movement Grows Globally
“The Jeju Declaration on National Parks and Protected Areas: Connecting People to Nature commits to creating a global campaign that recognizes the contribution of parks, nature and the great outdoors to the health and resilience of people, communities and the economy. I am honoured that I was asked to be a signatory to the declaration. The phrase ‘connecting people to nature’ is built into the title of the Declaration and is the heart of its content.”
Landscape Architects Can Take the Lead in Designing Cities
Stressing the need for landscape architects to take a leadership role in the planning and design of our cities.
