How design can help us connect to local green spaces
We’re out of lockdown (for now), but what does that mean for the local green spaces that were our saving grace during the pandemic?
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Parks are about promoting everyone’s public health – not just boosting homeowners’ property value
The Covid-19 pandemic put a lot of attention on the role of parks and green spaces – particularly in large cities. But, not all of this attention has been positive.
It takes more than words and ambition: Here’s why your city isn’t a lush, green oasis yet
The idea of transforming cities from concrete jungles to urban forests is a popular one. But has your city actually turned into a lush oasis yet? No, neither has ours.
Amsterdam’s fig trees are showing why cities will play a vital role in the fight to stop the decline of biodiversity
Ever since humans started to create settlements thousands of years ago, many plant and animal species have struggled to survive. However, some have managed to find a new habitat inside and around urban areas. Could a change in human attitude towards nature help to halt the decline of biodiversity?
Beyond picnics: The benefits of green spaces in US cities
Parks, gardens, woodlands and grass areas – people and communities use green spaces in myriad ways. Recent data has shown their social, economic and environmental benefits to society.
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School gardens and kitchens could grow with Ontario’s proposed food literacy act
As some essential services like community gardens reopen and people start planting again, our connections to food are top of mind.
How can cities improve air pollution after Covid-19?
Air pollution levels are emerging on migration checklists as quality of life competes with financial factors in the post-pandemic green recovery.
Treated like dirt: Urban soil is often overlooked as a resource
When you think about soil, you probably think of rolling fields of countryside. But what about urban soil? With city dwellers expected to account for 68% of the world’s population by 2050, this oft-forgotten resource is increasingly important.
Opinion: How to create better cities when the pandemic is over
Slow down and embrace nature. The pandemic recovery offers an opportunity to put green and blue space as the focus of development to help in the fight against climate change and improve citizen's well-being.
Opinion: Why the energy transition will fail without technology and trees
Research suggests little conflict between stemming biodiversity loss and a massive buildout of renewables, but opinions differ widely over the use of forests, and over-simplistic decisions about the role of wood in the energy transition must be avoided.
Why swings are disappearing from UK playgrounds
Local authorities have been dismantling the most popular piece of playground equipment, potentially furthering inequities in access to outdoor recreation.
Cities embrace smoke-free public spaces
In the era of Covid, the effect of tobacco on health has proved to be even more dangerous. Some locales are responding by banning all smoking in public places.
For more equitable parks, design them to be inclusive of homelessness
Cities can make parks feel safe and accommodating for housed and unhoused residents alike. A new toolkit shows what that looks like.
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