Month: June 2014
Open Voices News Roundup: June 24
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture and urban planning, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Living on the Edge “Everyone wants to live next to a park. Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. and his civic patrons knew this early on. Olmsted…
What’s Happening?
A snapshot of upcoming events where you can enjoy the benefits associated with experiencing nearby nature in cities. Jens Jensen Movie: The Living Green “Today four out of five Americans live in cities. Yet the connection between the urban experience and the physical and emotional need for city and national parks is only just beginning to be…
Open Voices News Roundup: June 16
Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture and urban planning, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back each week for new roundups and items. Nature Is But Another Name for Health “’We are trying to figure out precisely what types of nature provide the most health benefits,’ said William Sullivan,…
What’s Happening?
A snapshot of upcoming events where you can enjoy the benefits associated with experiencing nearby nature in cities. Pollinator Week “Seven years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval and designation of a week in June as “National Pollinator Week” marked a necessary step toward addressing the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. Pollinator Week has now grown…
Open Voices News Roundup: June 2
Urban Green Space for Mental Wellness “A holistic, optimistic approach to health supports productive individuals, and livable communities where people can thrive. Health is not simply an absence of disease or infirmity, but is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Wholesome living environments integrate the opportunities of built, social, natural, and (increasingly)…
