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Greening our cities on behalf of our health with Tim Geyer

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 …

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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 …

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The toolkit for health, arts, parks & equity

WEBThere has never been a more critical time to center health equity in our work. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the renewed importance of Black Lives Matter, …

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Safer Parks: Improving Access for Women and Girls

WEBParks are essential for all of us but are less used by women and girls due to concerns about safety, health and wellbeing impacts. Feeling unsafe in parks affects …

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Why turning old city bridges into new urban parks is a great idea.

WEBAs mentioned by Nick Dunn in his article published in The Conversation journalistic flair:. Post-pandemic, finding innovative ways to eke out accessible green …

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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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Nature is Good Medicine

WEBArising from the Nature is Good Medicine Workshop on 5 September 2021, we call on IUCN and its Members to recognize the irreplaceable potential of nature …

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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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Ageing in place: Wellbeing and parks

WEBParks and open spaces provide important areas to promote health and wellbeing in older adults (OA). Globally the older adult population is increasing, which …

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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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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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Salzburg Global and World Urban Parks Launch 2nd cohort of …

WEBSalzburg Global Seminar and World Urban Parks are excited to launch the 2 nd cohort of the Emerging Urban Leaders program.. For a second time, this initiative …

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Equity in Public Spaces: Data-Driven Insights with Mindy Watts

WEB24. Equity in Public Spaces: Data-Driven Insights with Mindy Watts. Episode 24 • 13th September 2023 • PodParks • World Urban Parks. 00:00:00 00:21:09. You can …

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Shortlist Announced for the Inaugural AIPH World Green City …

WEBThe shortlist of entries is presented on behalf of the Technical Panel by the six Category Leads to the 2022 Awards Jury who will identify one winner for each …

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Membership Information

WEBInvoices for renewed subscriptions will be sent in February or March and dated 1 April, or in the month that the member joined. World Urban Parks membership will commence on …

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Why urban green spaces are as important as natural reserves

WEBNormally we think of green urban spaces as land belonging to the public that provides a vital connection with nature and contributes to our social well-being. But the …

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A prescription worth filling…naturally!

WEBA prescription worth filling…naturally! This webinar will focus on a communities journey and the great health and wellbeing outcomes that can be achieved …

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