Tag: Parks
Open Voices News Roundup: May 20
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Landscape Designer Margie Ruddick Brings a New Meaning to Green Design “Nature is probably the last word that comes to mind when most people think about urban…
Open Voices News Roundup: May 13
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Study: Green Space Means More for Satisfaction Than a Neighborhood’s Average Income As we’ve seen again and again, people are generally happier when they have access to…
Open Voices News Roundup: May 6
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. New Research: Parks Alleviate Brain Fatigue What many landscape architects and designers know intuitively is increasingly becoming proven scientifically. In fact, more and more exciting research appears…
Open Voices News Roundup: April 30
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Tune Up Your Immune System in the Garden Sure, a backyard garden is a place of beauty, an attraction for birds, insects, and wildlife, and a personalized…
Study: Nearness to Green Space Positively Impacts Health
Grass, trees, flowers. Simply living near them, be they in parks or gardens can have a small, but very real, positive impact on health. According to The Atlantic, researchers at the University of Exeter analyzed nearly two decades of data on approximately 10,000 U.K. citizens living in urban areas, asking how satisfied they were with…
Open Voices News Roundup: April 22
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Can America’s Greenest City Also Be a Shale Oil Powerhouse? The evidence of Philadelphia’s not-too-distant past as an industrial powerhouse is apparent to anyone who drives by…
Open Voices News Roundup: April 15
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. The Completely Puzzling Relationship Between City Population and Parks The larger a city gets, the less infrastructure it needs per capita. At the same time, as populations…
Open Voices News Roundup: April 1
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. A Chicago Park Learns from New York’s High Line There’s no denying that the High Line, New York City’s famed elevated park, has captured the imagination of…
Open Voices News Roundup: March 18
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. A City Center Becomes a Garden Aberdeen, a city in Scotland, is not only transforming its urban center into a garden and cultural center, but also making…
Study: Walkable Housing Developments Improve Public Health
Increased access to parks, public transportation, shops and other services means more exercise and better health for people living in new housing developments, according to a new study….
