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Parks and Health

WEBDr. David Rojas, Epidemiologist and Assistant Professor at Colorado State University, discusses the fundamental benefits of parks for our wellbeing, such as creating better environmental conditions and …

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Greening our cities on behalf of our health with Tim …

WEBThis week on Podparks, Alice interviews Tim Geyer, Deputy Chair of World Urban Parks. 4. Greening our cities on behalf of our health with Tim Geyer. Tim is an experienced Parks and Recreation Manager …

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Mental health walks

WEBDr. Kathleen Wolf, Environmental Psychologist and Researcher at the University of Washington, introduces environmental psychology and how this field is …

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Heat Resilient Cities: Measuring Benefits of Urban Heat Adaptation

WEBThe Excel-based Heat Resilient Cities benefits tool has been designed to help city planners and decision-makers quantify the health, economic, and …

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Spending time in nature may protect against the risk of dementia.

WEBThe Washington Post blog written by Meeri Kim suggests that: Spending time in nature, even as little as two hours a week, has been linked to several health …

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Social and health equity within public spaces

WEBThe focus of this webinar will be on South African parks, recreation, and open public spaces to promote social connectedness and health. Parks and public open …

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Compassion made possible: Anupam Yog

WEBHow can we transform cities to become more human, more compassionate? In today’s episode of Podparks, we’re joining a conversation on urban transformation …

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health benefits Archives

WEBFrom April 28th to May 5th, 2024, join us in celebrating the irreplaceable value of urban green spaces during World Parks Week. This year, we’re focusing on the incredible …

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physical health Archives

WEBWe’ve always known parks are good for us, but up until the past few decades, we haven’t known why. This week on Podparks, Alice is joined by public health researchers from …

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How cell phones can help us make the most of urban green space.

WEBA study realized by a team at the Barcelona Institute for global health (ISGlobal) suggests that Planting more trees could mean fewer people die from …

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The Roles and Values of an Urban Parks System

WEB- “Urban River Parkways: An Essential Tool for Public Health”, Richard J. Johnson, MD MPH, July 2014 - “Rethinking Urban Parks: Public Space and Cultural Diversity” by …

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David Ellis & Ryan Schwartz

WEBThe Roles of an Urban Parks System Page 2 in as public spaces are areas of the city in which all citizens can access; especially citizens with the greatest needs (e.g. low

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Global perspectives: How urban parks can enhance the special …

WEBIntroduce the audience to the diverse perspectives and experiences from experts from the children, play and nature committee. Showcase case studies from …

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Benefits of Urban Parks

WEBThe present report has one clear focus: documentation of the current scientific evidence for urban park benefits. Thus it will be possible to say, after reading each of the results …

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WORLD PARKS ACADEMY

WEBINTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION The World Parks Academy (WPA) is a collaboration between World Urban Parks, the open space and recreation organization, …

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Adelaide National Park City Initiative

WEBAdelaide National Park City. The ANPC process utilized public comments, workshops and individual and community interviews to inform the submission by Green …

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Monterrey will host the global event for urban parks this 2022

WEBThe global impact of parks. As a global voice that supports the value and benefits of parks and open spaces, the World Urban Parks (WUP) organization, returns …

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