Benefits of Parks: Why America Needs More City Parks and Open Space
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Community and Environmental Benefits of Parks and RecreationGeoAnitia
Parks and recreation provide community and environmental benefits. They improve community livability and engagement. Having parks nearby increases social interactions between neighbors and facilitates community involvement. Parks also provide economic benefits by increasing nearby property values. Environmentally, parks provide pollution control, reduce heat islands, and improve air and water quality through trees and vegetation. Personal benefits include improved physical and mental health as well as social well-being. Parks encourage physical activity and social support, which can help manage stress and chronic diseases. Community programs in parks have shown increases in physical activity levels, social support, and self-efficacy. Counties with more recreation opportunities have higher physical activity rates and lower obesity and healthcare costs.
What Good is Community Greening - Community GardeningBenBeckers
The document discusses research that demonstrates the benefits of community greening and gardening. It describes how greening reduces stress, improves health outcomes, and fosters community development. However, community greeners often lack concrete data and facts to convince politicians and developers of greening's value. Recent research from diverse fields provides strong evidence of greening's social, economic, and health benefits, such as reduced crime, higher property values, and improved mental health. This research confirms that while nature may seem like a luxury, it is essential for healthy human and community development.
The Role of Community Gardens in Sustaining Healthy CommunitiesBenBeckers
Community gardens can play a significant role in improving physical and mental health in urban communities. The document discusses how factors like car dependency, pollution, and lack of access to fresh food have contributed to declining health in cities. It then describes a study of a community garden project in Sydney public housing that resulted in various health benefits for residents, such as opportunities for physical activity, socializing, learning new skills, and accessing low-cost fresh produce. The research confirms that community gardens enhance well-being and can help create healthier, more sustainable communities.
Supporting Community Gardens: Recommendations for Cities and CountiesBenBeckers
Community gardens are increasingly popular as residents seek locally grown food and a way to reduce their carbon footprint. The document recommends several policies cities and counties can adopt to support community gardens, including establishing permanent gardens on public land, providing long-term leases for land access, reducing taxes and fees for garden land, and funding community outreach to strengthen existing gardens. These policies would help gardens fulfill their role in improving neighborhoods, residents' health, and food security.
Statins and Greenspaces: Health and the Urban EnvironmentBenBeckers
This document summarizes a conference that discussed the health benefits of urban green spaces.
The conference included panels and presentations on topics such as the accessibility and safety of open spaces, the psychological and mental health benefits of nature, health inequalities in different parts of the world, and how plants and animals in open spaces relate to health.
Presenters found that while green spaces can provide mental health benefits, not all groups access them equally due to issues of lifestyle, values and feeling integrated. Quantitative data also may not capture realities of accessibility. International perspectives showed green spaces are essential in majority world contexts for growing food and reducing mortality versus passive recreation in Western contexts. Effectively communicating the health impacts of green spaces to policymakers requires
This document discusses the benefits of city parks and open space. It argues that many US cities lack adequate park space, especially low-income neighborhoods populated by minorities. While city parks were important in the past, they declined in the mid-20th century as people moved to the suburbs. However, interest in city parks has recently revived as evidence shows they provide public health, economic, environmental, and social benefits. The Trust for Public Land advocates increasing access to parks in US cities.
Using Healthy Eating and Active Living Initiatives to Reduce Health DisparitiesBenBeckers
This document discusses using healthy eating and active living initiatives to reduce health disparities. It identifies eight major national programs working on this issue and develops five strategic principles for making these initiatives effective at reducing disparities. Low-income communities and communities of color have higher rates of diseases like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, which are linked to obesity. Initiatives promoting healthy eating and physical activity can help prevent these diseases and thereby reduce health disparities. The document analyzes lessons from the eight programs to identify principles for successful initiatives, such as contributing to community health, building community networks, addressing access barriers, and acknowledging cultural strengths.
This document provides sample exam questions from an ENV 100T Week 1 WileyPLUS Weekly Exam. The exam covers chapters 1-3 of the textbook and assesses students' understanding of concepts like sustainability, environmental history and policy, population growth and consumption, and the scientific method. Sample multiple choice questions test definitions, relationships between concepts, and applying concepts to hypothetical scenarios.
Community and Environmental Benefits of Parks and RecreationGeoAnitia
Parks and recreation provide community and environmental benefits. They improve community livability and engagement. Having parks nearby increases social interactions between neighbors and facilitates community involvement. Parks also provide economic benefits by increasing nearby property values. Environmentally, parks provide pollution control, reduce heat islands, and improve air and water quality through trees and vegetation. Personal benefits include improved physical and mental health as well as social well-being. Parks encourage physical activity and social support, which can help manage stress and chronic diseases. Community programs in parks have shown increases in physical activity levels, social support, and self-efficacy. Counties with more recreation opportunities have higher physical activity rates and lower obesity and healthcare costs.
What Good is Community Greening - Community GardeningBenBeckers
The document discusses research that demonstrates the benefits of community greening and gardening. It describes how greening reduces stress, improves health outcomes, and fosters community development. However, community greeners often lack concrete data and facts to convince politicians and developers of greening's value. Recent research from diverse fields provides strong evidence of greening's social, economic, and health benefits, such as reduced crime, higher property values, and improved mental health. This research confirms that while nature may seem like a luxury, it is essential for healthy human and community development.
The Role of Community Gardens in Sustaining Healthy CommunitiesBenBeckers
Community gardens can play a significant role in improving physical and mental health in urban communities. The document discusses how factors like car dependency, pollution, and lack of access to fresh food have contributed to declining health in cities. It then describes a study of a community garden project in Sydney public housing that resulted in various health benefits for residents, such as opportunities for physical activity, socializing, learning new skills, and accessing low-cost fresh produce. The research confirms that community gardens enhance well-being and can help create healthier, more sustainable communities.
Supporting Community Gardens: Recommendations for Cities and CountiesBenBeckers
Community gardens are increasingly popular as residents seek locally grown food and a way to reduce their carbon footprint. The document recommends several policies cities and counties can adopt to support community gardens, including establishing permanent gardens on public land, providing long-term leases for land access, reducing taxes and fees for garden land, and funding community outreach to strengthen existing gardens. These policies would help gardens fulfill their role in improving neighborhoods, residents' health, and food security.
Statins and Greenspaces: Health and the Urban EnvironmentBenBeckers
This document summarizes a conference that discussed the health benefits of urban green spaces.
The conference included panels and presentations on topics such as the accessibility and safety of open spaces, the psychological and mental health benefits of nature, health inequalities in different parts of the world, and how plants and animals in open spaces relate to health.
Presenters found that while green spaces can provide mental health benefits, not all groups access them equally due to issues of lifestyle, values and feeling integrated. Quantitative data also may not capture realities of accessibility. International perspectives showed green spaces are essential in majority world contexts for growing food and reducing mortality versus passive recreation in Western contexts. Effectively communicating the health impacts of green spaces to policymakers requires
This document discusses the benefits of city parks and open space. It argues that many US cities lack adequate park space, especially low-income neighborhoods populated by minorities. While city parks were important in the past, they declined in the mid-20th century as people moved to the suburbs. However, interest in city parks has recently revived as evidence shows they provide public health, economic, environmental, and social benefits. The Trust for Public Land advocates increasing access to parks in US cities.
Using Healthy Eating and Active Living Initiatives to Reduce Health DisparitiesBenBeckers
This document discusses using healthy eating and active living initiatives to reduce health disparities. It identifies eight major national programs working on this issue and develops five strategic principles for making these initiatives effective at reducing disparities. Low-income communities and communities of color have higher rates of diseases like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, which are linked to obesity. Initiatives promoting healthy eating and physical activity can help prevent these diseases and thereby reduce health disparities. The document analyzes lessons from the eight programs to identify principles for successful initiatives, such as contributing to community health, building community networks, addressing access barriers, and acknowledging cultural strengths.
This document provides sample exam questions from an ENV 100T Week 1 WileyPLUS Weekly Exam. The exam covers chapters 1-3 of the textbook and assesses students' understanding of concepts like sustainability, environmental history and policy, population growth and consumption, and the scientific method. Sample multiple choice questions test definitions, relationships between concepts, and applying concepts to hypothetical scenarios.
ENV 100 PAPER Educational Specialist--env100paper.comagathachristie154
This document provides information about the ENV 100T Week 2 WileyPLUS Weekly Exam, including that it covers content from assigned readings on ecosystems, evolution, and human population change. It provides 25 multiple choice questions from the exam, covering topics like biogeochemical cycles, landscape ecology, population ecology, and the demographic transition. The questions assess understanding of concepts like trophic levels, ecological niches, population growth rates, and the relationship between education and fertility rates.
This document provides information about the ENV 100T Week 1 WileyPLUS Weekly Exam for a university environmental science course. It recommends students complete the weekly Learning Path and Self-Test activities before taking the online exam, which covers chapters 1-3 in the textbook. The exam is accessed through the Assignments link in WileyPLUS. While exam submissions do not count toward class attendance, students must post twice weekly in the online classroom to avoid being dropped from the course. The document provides a sample of exam questions and answers.
This document provides information about an online exam through WileyPLUS for an environmental science course. It gives instructions on how to access and complete the Week 1 exam, which covers chapters 1-3 in the course readings. It notes that work submitted in WileyPLUS does not count toward class attendance and instructs students to post twice a week in the online classroom to avoid being dropped from the course. The exam includes multiple choice questions testing comprehension of topics like environmental challenges, sustainability, environmental history and policy, and the scientific method.
The document outlines key topics related to environmentalism including environmental education, careers, consumerism, activism, and sustainability. It discusses the importance of educating the public about the environment, opportunities in environmental fields, examining consumption and reducing impacts, approaches to activism, and analyzing sustainability on both local and global scales.
This is the 11th lesson of the course 'Poverty and Environment ' taught at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
This document summarizes key concepts related to environmental justice. It defines environmental justice as "the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies." It notes that environmental justice stems from the intersection of civil rights and environmentalism and focuses on addressing the disproportionate environmental impacts experienced by marginalized communities. Factors like economic resources, social capital, and structural discrimination can influence exposure to environmental hazards as well as health outcomes.
A Powerpoint describing the Environmental Justice Tour for an undergraduate learning experience.
Students often recognize that air, water, and soil pollution have negative effects on human health but may not recognize that these problems exist in their own communities. In many parts of the United States there are sources of pollution located very close to neighborhoods especially in low-income areas. The field trip experience described here explores the relationship between economically depressed neighborhoods and environmental problems through the lens of social justice. This field trip involves witnessing how several low-income neighborhoods are located near coal-fired power plants, open-air coal ash landfills, chemical plants, and a Superfund site. During the experience students have the opportunity to make observations and discuss what they have witnessed in the context of why these problems exist, who is responsible for these problems and how they might be fixed. This field trip experience was developed by Mr. Tim Darst at the Passionist Earth and Spirit Center in Louisvile, Kentucky and is offered on a regular basis for college students, high school groups and community members. This kind of experience could be adapted to many other parts of the country that experience environmental problems, either urban (as described above) or rural (i.e., agricultural problems, deforestation, etc.).
Environmental and natural resources economicsMWAIZAVUZYA
This document discusses the relationship between population, poverty, and the environment. It defines key terms like poverty, environment, and population. It then discusses environmental degradation, noting it affects developing countries more and can be caused by both natural disasters and human activities. The document argues there is a two-way relationship between poverty and environmental degradation, where each can cause or exacerbate the other through mechanisms like poor farming practices, overgrazing, deforestation, and more.
The document discusses the relationship between public health and urban planning. It notes that factors in the built environment like land use, transportation systems, and zoning regulations can influence human health by impacting access to healthcare, education, food, economic opportunities, social interaction, air/water quality, and physical activity. The document advocates for smart growth principles that encourage walkable communities and transportation choices to address issues like physical inactivity and obesity.
Community Gardens: Growing Communities and HealthGeoAnitia
Cities and communities face challenges like budget cuts, unemployment, and health issues. Community gardens are a low-cost solution that cultivate health, community connections, and thriving public spaces. They provide affordable access to fresh produce and physical activity. Community gardens have numerous benefits like increased property values, reduced crime, sense of community, and help address issues like obesity, food insecurity, and climate change. While barriers often exist, cities can encourage community gardens by updating policies and permitting processes.
Environmental racism final project powerpointwallflower92
This document is a summary of a course on media, technology, and culture. It discusses the concepts of environmental racism and how minority groups have been disproportionately affected. It provides examples of how systems in communities like the water system, food system, and prison system have been negatively impacted by environmental racism. The summary focuses on a case study of the Central Valley region in California where high levels of water contamination have been found in areas serving larger Latino populations. It also discusses the environmental justice movement which fights against the targeting of communities of color for environmentally hazardous facilities and land uses.
This presentation argues for adoption of inter-faith monotheistic commons. A textual description is partly reflected in the document on agenda for ecologically safe cities.
Community gardening provides multiple benefits to individuals and communities. It reduces carbon footprints by producing food locally instead of transporting it over long distances. It saves money for gardeners and provides economic benefits to municipalities by increasing property values and tax revenue. Community gardens also offer health benefits like increased consumption of nutritious foods, exercise, and stress reduction from access to green space. They can help prevent crime by increasing surveillance of neighborhoods and giving youth safe activities. Overall, community gardening improves quality of life in cities in environmental, social, and economic ways.
Neighborhood Sustainability- A Comprehensive Multi-criteria Sustainability In...Emily Kern
This document provides a summary of a thesis that comprehensively assesses neighborhood sustainability through multiple indicators. The thesis aims to address a gap in research by looking at both development and homeowner behavior factors at the neighborhood scale, using 12 neighborhoods in Greenville, SC as case studies. Sustainability indicators examined include recycling, lawn care, tree planting, gardens, energy use, sidewalks and home orientation. Data was collected through on-site observation, aerial imagery analysis and reviewing homeowners association documents. Preliminary results found 70% of homeowners recycled, 58% had chemically treated lawns, 41% of homes had optimal solar orientation, and 55% had more than two trees. Neighborhoods with homeowners associations tended to have
Robert D. Bullard School of Public Affairs Texas Southern University Houston,...environmentalconflicts
This document discusses the history of the environmental justice movement in the United States and ongoing issues of environmental racism and inequity. It notes that people of color are disproportionately exposed to various forms of pollution and environmental hazards. While recognition of these issues has grown since the 1980s, racial disparities persist in terms of where toxic sites are located, pollution exposures, and in government response to disasters like Hurricane Katrina. The document advocates for applying a racial equity lens and addressing longstanding inequities in order to build sustainable, just and livable communities for all.
This document provides an assessment of the green infrastructure in the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia as part of Blacksburg's efforts to achieve certification in the STAR Community Rating System. The assessment identifies 7 sites and 1 area that meet the criteria for green infrastructure. Using GIS mapping, the document analyzes the percentage of land designated as green infrastructure and the percentage of residents within walking distance of green infrastructure. The assessment finds that Blacksburg has achieved the physical requirements for green infrastructure certification in STAR. With implementation of additional policy recommendations, Blacksburg should receive full certification.
Development induced displacement often forcibly relocates millions of people worldwide each year for large-scale projects like dams, airports, and infrastructure. This causes profound social and economic disruption as communities are broken up and livelihoods lost. A case study examines the Sardar Sarovar Dam project in India, which will displace over 100,000 people from 245 villages. Another case study looks at the Cochin International Airport in Kerala, which acquired over 1,200 acres of land and displaced 872 households, mainly from scheduled castes. The displaced communities suffered negative impacts like loss of land, livelihoods, and income, as well as food insecurity and homelessness.
This document discusses the concepts of resilience and social-ecological systems in the context of parks. It defines resilience as the ability of a system to experience shocks and stresses while retaining its basic functions, and defines social-ecological systems as integrated systems involving both human and natural elements. The document discusses how parks can increase community resilience by improving physical/green infrastructure and human health and well-being. Specific examples from New York City and Albuquerque are provided to illustrate resilience planning for parks.
This document provides information about parks and open spaces in Kirklees from facts and figures to resident opinions. It includes:
- Details on the number of parks, sports grounds, play areas and allotments as well as the number of seedlings planted each year.
- Survey results that 59% of residents are satisfied with parks, though satisfaction varies geographically.
- Suggestions from residents to add more allotments, gardens in schools, and seating in parks.
- Links to get involved through friends of parks organizations and games about parks.
Engaging Communities to Improve our Parks and Open SpacesGreenSpace
Presentation given by Sarah Royal, Birmingham Open Spaces Forum (BOSF) and Chair of the National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces (NFPGS), GSNF, Feb 2011
ENV 100 PAPER Educational Specialist--env100paper.comagathachristie154
This document provides information about the ENV 100T Week 2 WileyPLUS Weekly Exam, including that it covers content from assigned readings on ecosystems, evolution, and human population change. It provides 25 multiple choice questions from the exam, covering topics like biogeochemical cycles, landscape ecology, population ecology, and the demographic transition. The questions assess understanding of concepts like trophic levels, ecological niches, population growth rates, and the relationship between education and fertility rates.
This document provides information about the ENV 100T Week 1 WileyPLUS Weekly Exam for a university environmental science course. It recommends students complete the weekly Learning Path and Self-Test activities before taking the online exam, which covers chapters 1-3 in the textbook. The exam is accessed through the Assignments link in WileyPLUS. While exam submissions do not count toward class attendance, students must post twice weekly in the online classroom to avoid being dropped from the course. The document provides a sample of exam questions and answers.
This document provides information about an online exam through WileyPLUS for an environmental science course. It gives instructions on how to access and complete the Week 1 exam, which covers chapters 1-3 in the course readings. It notes that work submitted in WileyPLUS does not count toward class attendance and instructs students to post twice a week in the online classroom to avoid being dropped from the course. The exam includes multiple choice questions testing comprehension of topics like environmental challenges, sustainability, environmental history and policy, and the scientific method.
The document outlines key topics related to environmentalism including environmental education, careers, consumerism, activism, and sustainability. It discusses the importance of educating the public about the environment, opportunities in environmental fields, examining consumption and reducing impacts, approaches to activism, and analyzing sustainability on both local and global scales.
This is the 11th lesson of the course 'Poverty and Environment ' taught at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
This document summarizes key concepts related to environmental justice. It defines environmental justice as "the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies." It notes that environmental justice stems from the intersection of civil rights and environmentalism and focuses on addressing the disproportionate environmental impacts experienced by marginalized communities. Factors like economic resources, social capital, and structural discrimination can influence exposure to environmental hazards as well as health outcomes.
A Powerpoint describing the Environmental Justice Tour for an undergraduate learning experience.
Students often recognize that air, water, and soil pollution have negative effects on human health but may not recognize that these problems exist in their own communities. In many parts of the United States there are sources of pollution located very close to neighborhoods especially in low-income areas. The field trip experience described here explores the relationship between economically depressed neighborhoods and environmental problems through the lens of social justice. This field trip involves witnessing how several low-income neighborhoods are located near coal-fired power plants, open-air coal ash landfills, chemical plants, and a Superfund site. During the experience students have the opportunity to make observations and discuss what they have witnessed in the context of why these problems exist, who is responsible for these problems and how they might be fixed. This field trip experience was developed by Mr. Tim Darst at the Passionist Earth and Spirit Center in Louisvile, Kentucky and is offered on a regular basis for college students, high school groups and community members. This kind of experience could be adapted to many other parts of the country that experience environmental problems, either urban (as described above) or rural (i.e., agricultural problems, deforestation, etc.).
Environmental and natural resources economicsMWAIZAVUZYA
This document discusses the relationship between population, poverty, and the environment. It defines key terms like poverty, environment, and population. It then discusses environmental degradation, noting it affects developing countries more and can be caused by both natural disasters and human activities. The document argues there is a two-way relationship between poverty and environmental degradation, where each can cause or exacerbate the other through mechanisms like poor farming practices, overgrazing, deforestation, and more.
The document discusses the relationship between public health and urban planning. It notes that factors in the built environment like land use, transportation systems, and zoning regulations can influence human health by impacting access to healthcare, education, food, economic opportunities, social interaction, air/water quality, and physical activity. The document advocates for smart growth principles that encourage walkable communities and transportation choices to address issues like physical inactivity and obesity.
Community Gardens: Growing Communities and HealthGeoAnitia
Cities and communities face challenges like budget cuts, unemployment, and health issues. Community gardens are a low-cost solution that cultivate health, community connections, and thriving public spaces. They provide affordable access to fresh produce and physical activity. Community gardens have numerous benefits like increased property values, reduced crime, sense of community, and help address issues like obesity, food insecurity, and climate change. While barriers often exist, cities can encourage community gardens by updating policies and permitting processes.
Environmental racism final project powerpointwallflower92
This document is a summary of a course on media, technology, and culture. It discusses the concepts of environmental racism and how minority groups have been disproportionately affected. It provides examples of how systems in communities like the water system, food system, and prison system have been negatively impacted by environmental racism. The summary focuses on a case study of the Central Valley region in California where high levels of water contamination have been found in areas serving larger Latino populations. It also discusses the environmental justice movement which fights against the targeting of communities of color for environmentally hazardous facilities and land uses.
This presentation argues for adoption of inter-faith monotheistic commons. A textual description is partly reflected in the document on agenda for ecologically safe cities.
Community gardening provides multiple benefits to individuals and communities. It reduces carbon footprints by producing food locally instead of transporting it over long distances. It saves money for gardeners and provides economic benefits to municipalities by increasing property values and tax revenue. Community gardens also offer health benefits like increased consumption of nutritious foods, exercise, and stress reduction from access to green space. They can help prevent crime by increasing surveillance of neighborhoods and giving youth safe activities. Overall, community gardening improves quality of life in cities in environmental, social, and economic ways.
Neighborhood Sustainability- A Comprehensive Multi-criteria Sustainability In...Emily Kern
This document provides a summary of a thesis that comprehensively assesses neighborhood sustainability through multiple indicators. The thesis aims to address a gap in research by looking at both development and homeowner behavior factors at the neighborhood scale, using 12 neighborhoods in Greenville, SC as case studies. Sustainability indicators examined include recycling, lawn care, tree planting, gardens, energy use, sidewalks and home orientation. Data was collected through on-site observation, aerial imagery analysis and reviewing homeowners association documents. Preliminary results found 70% of homeowners recycled, 58% had chemically treated lawns, 41% of homes had optimal solar orientation, and 55% had more than two trees. Neighborhoods with homeowners associations tended to have
Robert D. Bullard School of Public Affairs Texas Southern University Houston,...environmentalconflicts
This document discusses the history of the environmental justice movement in the United States and ongoing issues of environmental racism and inequity. It notes that people of color are disproportionately exposed to various forms of pollution and environmental hazards. While recognition of these issues has grown since the 1980s, racial disparities persist in terms of where toxic sites are located, pollution exposures, and in government response to disasters like Hurricane Katrina. The document advocates for applying a racial equity lens and addressing longstanding inequities in order to build sustainable, just and livable communities for all.
This document provides an assessment of the green infrastructure in the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia as part of Blacksburg's efforts to achieve certification in the STAR Community Rating System. The assessment identifies 7 sites and 1 area that meet the criteria for green infrastructure. Using GIS mapping, the document analyzes the percentage of land designated as green infrastructure and the percentage of residents within walking distance of green infrastructure. The assessment finds that Blacksburg has achieved the physical requirements for green infrastructure certification in STAR. With implementation of additional policy recommendations, Blacksburg should receive full certification.
Development induced displacement often forcibly relocates millions of people worldwide each year for large-scale projects like dams, airports, and infrastructure. This causes profound social and economic disruption as communities are broken up and livelihoods lost. A case study examines the Sardar Sarovar Dam project in India, which will displace over 100,000 people from 245 villages. Another case study looks at the Cochin International Airport in Kerala, which acquired over 1,200 acres of land and displaced 872 households, mainly from scheduled castes. The displaced communities suffered negative impacts like loss of land, livelihoods, and income, as well as food insecurity and homelessness.
This document discusses the concepts of resilience and social-ecological systems in the context of parks. It defines resilience as the ability of a system to experience shocks and stresses while retaining its basic functions, and defines social-ecological systems as integrated systems involving both human and natural elements. The document discusses how parks can increase community resilience by improving physical/green infrastructure and human health and well-being. Specific examples from New York City and Albuquerque are provided to illustrate resilience planning for parks.
This document provides information about parks and open spaces in Kirklees from facts and figures to resident opinions. It includes:
- Details on the number of parks, sports grounds, play areas and allotments as well as the number of seedlings planted each year.
- Survey results that 59% of residents are satisfied with parks, though satisfaction varies geographically.
- Suggestions from residents to add more allotments, gardens in schools, and seating in parks.
- Links to get involved through friends of parks organizations and games about parks.
Engaging Communities to Improve our Parks and Open SpacesGreenSpace
Presentation given by Sarah Royal, Birmingham Open Spaces Forum (BOSF) and Chair of the National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces (NFPGS), GSNF, Feb 2011
The document discusses the benefits of open space planning. It notes that parks and trails enhance quality of life and economic development by attracting young professionals and families. Open space planning can minimize stress while maximizing interactions. The document then discusses existing land development challenges, defines open spaces, and argues that open spaces improve health, connect communities, and provide economic opportunities. It stresses the need to preserve valued lands and resources through integrated open space networks, management plans, and addressing challenges and opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador.
This document discusses open spaces, including what they are, different types, their functions and benefits. It provides examples of open space planning in the Philippines. Open spaces are lands that are not intensively developed and can include parks, forests, farms, and other undeveloped lands. They provide important social, environmental and economic benefits like recreation, wildlife habitat, improved air and water quality. The Philippines emphasizes conserving open spaces through laws and land use planning that designate various protected area types at national and local levels.
“public space or a public place is a place where anyone has a right to come without being excluded because economic or social conditions (fees, paying an entrance, being poor, ...).”
This document discusses the hierarchy of urban green spaces in cities. It aims to study the relationship between urban greens and city structure, ecology, and character. The objectives are to define urban green, identify limitations to green space growth, discuss integration of greens at different scales (city, neighborhood, street, building), analyze case studies, and compare existing scenarios to standards. It then discusses types of urban green spaces like parks and greenways. The benefits of urban green spaces are also outlined, including environmental, social, and economic advantages. The document analyzes Chandigarh as a case study for its meticulously planned hierarchy of open spaces integrated throughout the city. It describes the city's green areas like the Leisure Valley and major parks
This document discusses different types of urban open spaces and their importance. It describes parks, greens, playgrounds, plazas, squares, streets, and waterways. Parks are natural areas for recreation surrounded by the city on one side and open land on others. Greens are smaller open spaces surrounded by the city for recreation, with lawns and trees. Playgrounds are open spaces designed for children near residential areas with equipment and sand. Plazas and squares are civic spaces surrounded by buildings for events, with pavement and optional trees. Streets connect spaces and can be pedestrian paths. Waterways include natural and manmade bodies of water providing recreation and habitat. Good open spaces have qualities like distinctiveness, accessibility, safety,
Presentación sobre los espacios urbanos, elaborada para la asignatura de ciencias sociales de la sección bilingüe del I.E.S. Fray Pedro de Urbina (Miranda de Ebro)
Dimensions of public space, lecture by Petar Vranic, 3 July 2013Sochi - peshkom
This document outlines the objectives and program for a summer school on architecture and urban design in Sochi, Russia. The summer school aims to collaboratively understand public spaces and how they influence lifestyle through non-conventional design approaches. Over two weeks, participants will develop their understanding of a chosen public space and factors shaping it, and design scenarios to improve local public spaces through stakeholder engagement and implementation planning. The document discusses dimensions of public space, including political, economic, environmental and social roles. It also examines challenges facing public spaces and how their role and accessibility can become more limited and privatized over time.
Site Planning and Design Principles - اساسيات تخطيط وتصميم المواقعGalala University
Site planning involves organizing land to accommodate a development program efficiently while expressing the character of the site. It considers elements like buildings, roads, walkways, transportation, parking, and landscape features. An important part of site planning is conducting a site analysis, which evaluates the environmental, program, and development constraints and opportunities of a site to inform a rational design approach. A well-executed site analysis lays the foundation for a cost-effective and environmentally sensitive project.
This document discusses the key elements of urban design: buildings, public spaces, streets, transport, and landscape. It provides examples for each element. Buildings shape urban spaces and give a sense of place. Public spaces are living rooms of the city where people gather. Streets connect spaces and are defined by their dimensions, scale, and surrounding buildings. Transport networks enable movement throughout cities. Landscape includes green spaces like parks and trees that provide contrast. Together these elements are woven into the overall urban design structure.
This document provides an overview and context for a parks master plan project focused on Downey, CA. It notes that over 80% of Americans now live in urban areas, which cover just 3% of the total land in the US, resulting in a shortage of open space. The document discusses how a lack of parks and green space negatively impacts community and individual health. It also outlines population and development trends that are reducing open space availability. The master plan aims to identify opportunities to adapt existing land in Downey to better meet the recreational and open space needs of the growing population.
This document discusses the lack of parks and green space in Los Angeles, especially in low-income and minority communities. It notes that Los Angeles has less than one acre of parkland per 1,000 residents, far below national standards of 6-10 acres per 1,000. Only 36% of LA County children live within a square mile of a park, leaving over 1.5 million children without park access. This park shortage negatively impacts public health, contributes to higher obesity and crime rates, and limits opportunities for physical activity and social interaction. The document argues that the park shortage in low-income minority neighborhoods is the result of historical discriminatory land use and funding policies that continue to disadvantage these communities.
Community Gardens Benefits
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
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rban green space, public health, and environmental justice:
he challenge of making cities ‘just green enough’
ennifer R. Wolch a,∗, Jason Byrne b, Joshua P. Newell c
University of California, Berkeley, 230 Wurster Hall #1820, Berkeley, CA 94720-1820, USA
School of Environment, Griffith University, Australia
School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, USA
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Urban green space promotes physical activity and public health.
Many US minority communities lack green space access, an environmental injustice.
US and Chinese cities have developed innovative ways to create new green space.
Urban greening can, however, create paradoxical effects such as gentrification.
Urban green space projects need more integrative sustainability policies to protect communities.
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Urban green space, such as parks, forests, green roofs, streams, and community gardens, provides crit-
ical ecosystem services. Green space also promotes physical activity, psychological well-being, and the
general public health of urban residents. This paper reviews the Anglo-American literature on urban
green space, especially parks, and compares efforts to green US and Chinese cities. Most studies reveal
that the distribution of such space often disproportionately benefits predominantly White and more
affluent communities. Access to green space is therefore increasingly recognized as an environmental
justice issue. Many US cities have implemented strategies to increase the supply of urban green space,
especially in park-poor neighborhoods. Strategies include greening of remnant urban land and reuse of
obsolete or underutilized transportation infrastructure. Similar strategies are being employed in Chinese
cities where there is more state control of land supply but similar market incentives for urban greening.
In both contexts, however, urban green space strategies may be paradoxical: while the creation of new
green space to address environmental justice problems can make neighborhoods healthier and more
esthetically attractive, it also can increase housing costs and property values. Ultimately, this can lead to
gentrification and a displacement of the very residents the green space strategie.
High quality parks and public spaces are an
essential feature of successful neighbourhoods
where people want to live, work, play and invest.
They are vital to people’s health and the local
economy. We want the government to promote the
importance of high quality public spaces, and for
local and national leaders to commit to improving
parks and public spaces.
Metro’s portfolio of outdoor destinations and nature programs has grown dramatically during the past two decades, laying the groundwork for a world-class regional park system.
To realize that opportunity, Metro has developed a system plan that will guide future decision-making and investments for regional parks, trails, natural areas and nature programs. Community members and partners helped shape a plan that lays out Metro's mission, role and priorities going forward – and introduces the 17,000 acres of parks, trails and natural areas that Metro manages on behalf of the public.
Green Spaces Making i Cities Happy , Healthy and Sustainable Places to lLiveJIT KUMAR GUPTA
The document discusses the importance of green spaces in cities. It notes that rapid urbanization is leading to congestion and a lack of open spaces in many cities. Green spaces provide health, environmental, social and economic benefits by improving air quality, encouraging physical activity, reducing stress, and increasing social interaction and property values. However, many factors like unplanned development, high land costs, and lack of priority given to open spaces have resulted in a shortage of green spaces in most cities, negatively impacting quality of life. The document argues that public health should be a key consideration in urban planning and that more priority needs to be given to incorporating and maintaining adequate green spaces in cities.
Passing through an era of unsatiated consumerism, led by industrialization, urbanization, liberalization and globalization, urban living is adversely impacting human health- both physical and mental. Reports of WHO has stated that globally, large proportion of urban population is suffering from variety of problems including mental ill-health, obesity, social isolation, health inequalities, stresses and strains besides environmental degradation. Report calls upon nations /communities to find appropriate /equitable solutions to address health and environment related problems on priority . Green spaces play key role in addressing issues related to human health and environment, reduce illness, obesity and stress with positive outcomes, ensuring health, social and environmental benefits on sustained basis. Accordingly, providing adequate, quantitative and qualitative, open spaces; preserving, enhancing and promoting existing green spaces; making green spaces and parks integral part of planning and development process’, involving communities and users in the siting, planning and designing of green spaces; fostering multidisciplinary approach, based on collaboration with all the stakeholders, adopting a bottom-up approach for siting the open/ green spaces based on equity and in close proximity to the community, with priority going to neighborhoods/communities found deficient in green spaces, remains critical. For ensuring adequate provision of green spaces prevailing legal/developmental framework needs to be appropriately, reviewed, revised and redefined. Green Spaces need to be made integral part of the urban infrastructure and adequately reflected in the local infrastructure plans. Looking at the multiplicity of usages/purposes served and large number of benefits accruing, cities would need to be made more clean, green and eco-friendly by providing quality green spaces at prescribed norms, as part of urban infrastructure/ long term planning, development , management process. This can help and ensure making cities; more livable, sustainable, safe, inclusive, resilient, happy and healthy places to live in and work.
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4. Table of Contents
Forward: Will Rogers, President, Trust for Public Land 5
Executive Summary 6
America Needs More City Parks 8
U.S. Cities Are Park-Poor
Low-Income Neighborhoods Are Desperately Short of Park Space
Case Study: New Parks for Los Angeles
The Public Wants More Parks
History of America’s City Parks: Inspiration, Abandonment, Revival 10
The Decline of City Parks
A Revival Begins
Budget Crises Threaten City Parks
Public Health Benefits of City Parks and Open Space 12
Physical Activity Makes People Healthier
America’s Twin Plagues: Physical Inactivity and Obesity
Access to Parks Increases Frequency of Exercise
Exposure to Nature and Greenery Makes People Healthier
Economic Benefits of Parks 14
Increased Property Values
Property Values in Low-Income Urban Areas
Property Values at the Edges of Urban Areas
Effects on Commercial Property Values
Economic Revitalization: Attracting and Retaining Businesses and Residents
Tourism Benefits
Environmental Benefits of Parks 17
Pollution Abatement and Cooling
Controlling Stormwater Runoff
Social Benefits of Parks 18
Reducing Crime
Recreation Opportunities: The Importance of Play
Creating Stable Neighborhoods with Strong Community
Conclusion 20
Notes 21
Bibliography 24
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6. Forward
At the turn of the 20th century, the majority of Americans lived in rural areas and small towns,
relatively close to the land. At the beginning of the 21st century, 85 percent of us were living in
cities and metropolitan areas, and many of us are in desperate need of places to experience nature
and refresh ourselves in the out-of-doors.
The emergence of America as an urban nation was anticipated by Frederick Law Olmsted and
other 19th-century park visionaries, who gave us New York’s Central Park, San Francisco’s
Golden Gate Park, and similar grand parks in cities across the nation. They were gardeners and
designers-but also preachers for the power of parks, fired from within by the understanding that
they were shaping the quality of American lives for generations to come.
In the view of these park visionaries, parks were not “amenities.” They were necessities, providing
recreation, inspiration, and essential respite from the city’s blare and bustle. And the visionaries
were particularly concerned that parks be available to all of a city’s residents-especially those who
did not have the resources to escape to the countryside.
As population shifted to the suburbs after World War II, this vision of parks for all faded. Many
cities lost the resources to create new parks. And in the new suburbs, the sprawling landscapes of
curving cul-de-sacs were broken mostly by boxy shopping centers and concrete parking lots.
The time has come for Americans to rededicate themselves to the vision of parks for all the
nation’s people. As the nation’s leading conservation group creating parks in and around cities,
the Trust for Public Land (TPL) has launched its Parks for People initiative in the belief that
every American child should enjoy convenient access to a nearby park or playground.
This white paper outlines how desperate the need is for city parks-especially in inner-city neigh-borhoods.
And it goes on to describe the social, environmental, economic, and health benefits
parks bring to a city and its people. TPL hopes this paper will generate discussion about the need
for parks, prompt new research on the benefits of parks to cities, and serve as a reference for gov-ernment
leaders and volunteers as they make the case that parks are essential to the health and
well-being of all Americans.
You will find more information about the need for city parks and their benefits in the Parks for
People section of TPL’s Web site (www.tpl.org/pforp) where you can also sign-up for Parks for
People information and support TPL’s Parks for People work.
TPL is proud to be highlighting the need for parks in America’s cities. Thanks for joining our
effort to ensure a park within reach of every American home.
Will Rogers
President, the Trust for Public Land
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7. Executive Summary
City parks and open space improve our physical and psychological health, strengthen our
communities, and make our cities and neighborhoods more attractive places to live and work.
But too few Americans are able to enjoy these benefits. Eighty percent of Americans live in
metropolitan areas, and many of these areas are severely lacking in park space. Only 30 per-cent
of Los Angeles residents live within walking distance of a nearby park. Atlanta has no
public green space larger than one-third of a square mile.
Low-income neighborhoods populated by minorities and recent immigrants are especially
short of park space. From an equity standpoint, there is a strong need to redress this imbal-ance.
In Los Angeles, white neighborhoods enjoy 31.8 acres of park space for every 1,000
people, compared with 1.7 acres in African-American neighborhoods and 0.6 acres in Latino
neighborhoods. This inequitable distribution of park space harms the residents of these com-munities
and creates substantial costs for the nation as a whole.
U.S. voters have repeatedly shown their willingness to raise their own taxes to pay for new or
improved parks. In 2002, 189 conservation funding measures appeared on ballots in 28
states. Voters approved three-quarters of these, generating $10 billion in conservation-related
funding.
Many of the nation’s great city parks were built in the second half of the 19th century. Urban
planners believed the parks would improve public health, relieve the stresses of urban life,
and create a democratizing public space where rich and poor would mix on equal terms. By
the mid-20th century, city parks fell into decline as people fled inner cities for the suburbs.
The suburbs fared no better, as people believed that backyards would meet the requirement
for public open space.
Over the past couple of decades, interest in city parks has revived. Governments and civic
groups around the country have revitalized run-down city parks, built greenways along rivers,
converted abandoned railroad lines to trails, and planted community gardens in vacant lots.
But with the current economic downturn, states and cities facing severe budget crises are
slashing their park spending, threatening the health of existing parks, and curtailing the cre-ation
of new parks.
Strong evidence shows that when people have access to parks, they exercise more. Regular
physical activity has been shown to increase health and reduce the risk of a wide range of dis-eases,
including heart disease, hypertension, colon cancer, and diabetes. Physical activity also
relieves symptoms of depression and anxiety, improves mood, and enhances psychological
well-being. Beyond the benefits of exercise, a growing body of research shows that contact
with the natural world improves physical and psychological health.
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8. Despite the importance of exercise, only 25 percent of American adults engage in the recom-mended
levels of physical activity, and 29 percent engage in no leisure-time physical activity.
The sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet of Americans have produced an epidemic of obesi-ty.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called for the creation of more parks
and playgrounds to help fight this epidemic.
Numerous studies have shown that parks and open space increase the value of neighboring
residential property. Growing evidence points to a similar benefit on commercial property
value. The availability of park and recreation facilities is an important quality-of-life factor
for corporations choosing where to locate facilities and for well-educated individuals choos-ing
a place to live. City parks such as San Antonio’s Riverwalk Park often become important
tourism draws, contributing heavily to local businesses.
Green space in urban areas provides substantial environmental benefits. Trees reduce air pol-lution
and water pollution, they help keep cities cooler, and they are a more effective and less
expensive way to manage stormwater runoff than building systems of concrete sewers and
drainage ditches.
City parks also produce important social and community development benefits. They make
inner-city neighborhoods more livable; they offer recreational opportunities for at-risk youth,
low-income children, and low-income families; and they provide places in low-income neigh-borhoods
where people can feel a sense of community. Access to public parks and recreational
facilities has been strongly linked to reductions in crime and in particular to reduced juvenile
delinquency.
Community gardens increase residents’ sense of community ownership and stewardship, pro-vide
a focus for neighborhood activities, expose inner-city youth to nature, connect people
from diverse cultures, reduce crime by cleaning up vacant lots, and build community leaders.
In light of these benefits, the Trust for Public Land calls for a revival of the city parks move-ment
of the late 19th century. We invite all Americans to join the effort to bring parks, open
spaces, and greenways into the nation’s neighborhoods where everyone can benefit from
them.
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29. Childhood Education International, 2002,http://www.udel.edu/bateman/acei/playpaper.htm.
85. Henriette van Praag et al., “Running Enhances Neurogenesis, Learning, and Long-term Potentiation in
Mice,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96, no. 23 (November 9, 1999): 13427-13431,
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http://www.hhmi.org/news/sejnowski.html.
86. Badge Blackett, senior project manager, The Trust for Public Land, interview by author, July 10, 2003.
See also The Trust for Public Land, “Greening New England’s Mid-Sized Cities,” October 10, 2000,
http://www.tpl.org/tier3_print.cfm?content_item_id=1305&folder_id=905.
87. Frances E. Kuo et al., “Fertile Ground for Community: Inner-City Neighborhood Common Spaces,”
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webs.aces.uiuc.edu/herl/docs/KuoSulColeyBrunson.pdf.
88. Mark Tranel, “The Whitmire Study” (unpublished draft report, Gateway Greening, July 2003), p. 6.
For limited information, see http://www.stlouis.missouri.org/gatewaygreening/WhitmireStudy.htm.
89. Ibid., p. 3.
90. Jane Weissman, ed. City Farmers: Tales from the Field (1995), cited in Englander, New York’s Community
Gardens, p. 7.
91. Ibid., p. 1.
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