Tag: Urban Planning
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 8
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. National Landscape Architecture Month: Healthy Living Through Design 2013 With the theme of Healthy Living Through Design, National Landscape Architecture Month (NLAM) 2013 will spur a country-wide…
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…
‘Green Infrastructure’ Can Help Regions Better Prepare for Natural Disasters
In addition to the better-known effects of ever increasing urbanization, in some areas of the country the proliferation of concrete and skyscrapers has also made the regions more susceptible to natural disasters. When coastal wetlands are filled in and replaced it leaves fewer areas capable of absorbing the massive amounts of rain that come with…
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….
Open Voices News Roundup: March 11
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. Tree and Human Health May Be Linked Our deep connection with nature has roots seemingly as old as humanity itself. Ancient Celts viewed trees as sacred symbols…
Open Voices News Roundup: March 4
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 Benefits of Exercising Outdoors While the allure of the gym — climate-controlled, convenient and predictable — is obvious, especially in winter, emerging science suggests there are…
Pittsburgh Knows Value of Trees — in Dollars and Cents
What do trees mean for a city? They filter air and water. They sequester carbon. They provide habitat and shade. They boost property values. And that’s only a few of their benefits. Several years ago the city of Pittsburgh realized its 900 miles of streets had only about half as many trees as ideal for…
Open Voices News Roundup: February 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. What We Want and What We Don’t: Forging an Urban Nature that Works for Everyone Living with so much nature right in the heart of your city…
