Every week, we bring you the latest news in placemaking, landscape architecture, the nature-mental health link, and much more. Check back every week for new roundups and items.
Exploring the Nature Pyramid
“How much exposure to nature and outdoor natural environments is necessary, though, to ensure healthy child development and a healthy adult life? We don’t know for sure but it might be that we need to start examining what is necessary. Are there such things as minimum daily requirements of nature? And what do we make of the different ways we experience nature and the different types of nature that we experience? Is there a good way to begin to think about this?”
Rediscovering the Healing Power of Nature
“As doctors and health care experts work to better serve the newest generation of soldiers and veterans, increasingly they are recognizing that natural landscapes and soothing architectural environments can have a significant impact on a patient’s healing process.”
Can You Match Your Screen Time With Wild Time?
“The movement to reconnect children with nature has just had a shot in the arm, with the launch yesterday of a new website and campaign to get 1 million children away from screens and out of doors. Called Project Wild Thing, the campaign is the brainchild of the film-makers Green Lions, along with supporters that include the National Trust, Play England, and food giant Arla.”
A Roadmap for Urban Agriculture
While New York City already has some 700 urban farms and gardens spread throughout its five boroughs, urban farming still feels ad-hoc, somewhat tacked-on in many places. The gains have been slow and future progress isn’t guaranteed. To boost the long-term prospects of urban farming in the U.S.’s biggest city, the Design Trust for Public Space and its partner Added Value just launched a new report some three-years in the making called Five Borough Farm: Seeding the Future of Urban Agriculture.”
Before New York
“When Henry Hudson first looked on Manhattan in 1609, what did he see?”
Every City Needs One of These Water Cathedrals
“Down in the city center is an outlandish hive of inverted cones of white fabric that constantly leak water; stand under the pristine sheets, and you’ll receive a cold shower. Squeeze the dampened drapery and you’ve got a nice drink of fresh agua going on.”
