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 benefits to exercising outdoors that can’t be replicated on a treadmill, a recumbent bicycle or a track.
Traveler’s View: National Park Service Shouldn’t Contribute To Technological Disconnect With Nature
For five days we floated through the deep, ruddy canyons gouged into the landscape of Dinosaur National Monument by the Green River, and for those days not a cell signal was tapped, not a phone conversation heard, not an app applied. It was glorious. But there’s a concern in some circles that visitors to America’s national parks don’t want such a disconnect. The National Park Service has heard those worries, and is embarking on a pilot project to explore expanded Wi-Fi and cellphone service in the National Park System.
10 Principles for Liveable High Density Cities: Lessons from Singapore
Innovative planning, design and development practices that emphasize a “people-first†focus can help ensure that rapid urbanization does not compromise liveability and sustainability, according to a new publication by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC). 10 Principles for Liveable High Density Cities: Lessons from Singapore draws upon Singapore’s successful urbanization experience – despite its population density, the city-state has consistently ranked favorably in various surveys measuring the liveability and sustainability of cities around the globe.
