Tag: Urbanism
Open Voices News Roundup: August 20
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back every Monday for our news roundups….
Making Real, Large Changes in Your Community: A Q&A with Erin Barnes of ioby
How can you be the opposite of a NIMBY? Join ioby (in our backyard), an online platform that funds local environmental and community projects. We talked to one of ioby’s founders about how neighborhoods can green vacant lots, get support from donors to make green changes, and more.
Greening Vacant Lots Can Reduce Crime
More studies and news backing up our belief that nature heals and unifies: Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania published a study that says cleaning and greening empty lots can make people feel safer.
Open Voices News Roundup: July 30
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back every Monday for our news roundups.
Health Benefits of Urban Greening: A Q&A with Kathy Wolf
In this interview, we talk about health benefits and necessities of urban greening, urban landscapes, why trees aid cities in everything from transportation to shopping, and much more.
A Renaissance of Jobs and Positive Change: How Green Spaces Can Create Both
ASLA’s excellent blog The Dirt was also at the Greater & Greener (see our coverage here) conference in New York City last week, and has two wonderful posts up recapping some important sessions that took place. The sessions, while focusing on different topics, both spoke to an idea that we firmly believe in — that…
Greater & Greener Report: Funding the New Green City
“Alternative funding models for parks, while essential to helping our cities add and keep open space, are also raising many questions. How do we keep the public dollars in parks? How does a city balance the needs of downtown investment with neighborhood development? How can we marry private sector innovation with equitable provision of space…
Do Greenspaces Equal Greenbacks? The Economic Case for Urban Parks
More and more people are seeing the potential of urban greenspaces and parks to act as economic catalysts for cities. Read more to find out why….
