Tag: Cities
Open Voices News Roundup: June 17
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. Can Restoring Rivers Revitalize Cities? “The Grand River is Michigan’s longest river, stretching 252 miles from Lake Michigan to Hillsdale county, in the center of the state….
Open Voices News Roundup: June 10
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. Is Our Disconnect From Nature a Disorder? “Somewhere during the American experience, between Teddy Roosevelt and color TV, being outdoors and maybe even working up a sweat…
Recommended Reading: Maryland’s Commitment to Urban, Rural Forests
Recent legislation has demonstrated the state of Maryland’s commitment to “no net loss” of its urban and rural forests, according to an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun. “With this safeguard in place, we can be confident that Maryland’s air will be cleaner, our native wildlife habitats will be richer, and the Chesapeake Bay will be…
Open Voices News Roundup: June 3
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. Green Spaces Promote Happier Communities “A better mood might be as easy as a walk in the park. Literally. Because people living near parks or gardens seem…
Open Voices News Roundup: May 20
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. Landscape Designer Margie Ruddick Brings a New Meaning to Green Design “Nature is probably the last word that comes to mind when most people think about urban…
Open Voices News Roundup: May 13
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. Study: Green Space Means More for Satisfaction Than a Neighborhood’s Average Income As we’ve seen again and again, people are generally happier when they have access to…
Open Voices News Roundup: May 6
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. New Research: Parks Alleviate Brain Fatigue What many landscape architects and designers know intuitively is increasingly becoming proven scientifically. In fact, more and more exciting research appears…
Open Voices News Roundup: April 30
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. Tune Up Your Immune System in the Garden Sure, a backyard garden is a place of beauty, an attraction for birds, insects, and wildlife, and a personalized…
Open Voices News Roundup: April 22
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. Can America’s Greenest City Also Be a Shale Oil Powerhouse? The evidence of Philadelphia’s not-too-distant past as an industrial powerhouse is apparent to anyone who drives by…
Recommended Reading: Coverage of the 2013 APA National Planning Conference
Jonathan Nettler of Planetizen has been following the American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference closely. The annual event has brought together experts from across the country, who all came to Chicago to discuss the present and future of how we lay out the world in which we live. Here are just a couple of the…
