Announcing Guest Speakers for Biophilic City Planning and Design Program We are grateful to our inspiring partners who will be joining us for program sessions to share their insights and experiences in planning and designing biophilic cities. Guest presenters include: + Catie Ryan Balagtas, Terrapin Bright Green + Carla Jones-Harrell, PhD candidate, Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health + Robin Grossinger, Principal, Second Nature Ecology and Design LLC + Scott Kratz, Building Bridges Across the River & Director, 11th Street Bridge Park + Elizabeth Gearin, University of the District of Columbia + Partner city representatives from the Biophilic Cities Network An overview syllabus is now available and will be updated as more speakers are scheduled. To learn more and register, please visit the program site. https://lnkd.in/epCxBsUt
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✨New Article Alert!✨ Excited to announce that our latest research article titled “Understanding placemaking in the context of spatial planning: insights from a literature review” has just been published in the Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability! In this paper we explore the concept of placemaking in the spectrum of spatial planning, presenting and combining approaches, categories, and taxonomies found in the literature 📚. A special thanks to my co-author and PhD supervisor Georgia Pozoukidou, for her invaluable guidance and support throughout this research. 🔍📖 Here you can find the full paper: https://lnkd.in/dhCwAk7E #placemaking #SpatialPlanning #CommunityEngagement #UrbanPlanning #ResearchStudy #NewPublication #PhD
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Professor of Landscape Architecture at UTAD; President of ECLAS, the European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools
Just got a postcard from Robert Ryan about the 8th Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning: Healing Place and Planet. It's happening at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from April 11-13, 2025. This conference is a must-attend! It's a great opportunity to connect with others in the field, learn about the latest research, and discuss how to advance landscape and greenway planning. #FabosConference #LandscapeArchitecture #GreenwayPlanning #UrbanPlanning #JuliusFabos
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A really interesting representation of how we view green space in Plymouth through data. Especially as I live and work in 2 of these spaces.
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grounded in the field for better ecological design.
What is the ecologist's trajectory in the design world? In part 3 of our series on our practitioners who combine ecology and landscape architecture, Tao Zhang tells us about ecologists' impact on practice. Zhang says, the ecologist-designer is charged with translating academic research into design strategies for ecological resilience, in language appropriate to designers on one hand, and clients and the public on the other. In his 15 years at Sasaki, he has seen the ecologist’s role progress in terms of demand and impact. “I’m seeing our ecologists develop stronger voices and credibility. With ecologists now in more senior roles, I observe them guiding and directing designs. Their ecological knowledge, research, analysis, and creative solutions are a driving force beyond just facts informing the design. We’re there to ensure there is an ecological grounding marrying the science with the more abstract inspiration for the design.” (From an article by Allyson Mendenhall, FASLA first published in Landscape Journal.) https://lnkd.in/ew9ZQM7M
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Want to learn more about how people value blue and green spaces in urban parks? Check out our recently published paper in Landscape Research! Based in Plymouth, we quantified park users' "landscape gaze" based on the views they shared on social media to better understand what aspects of the landscape they most interacted with and valued. We found interesting differences in how people value blue and green spaces in urban parks, suggesting that urban park management needs to better bridge green-blue landscapes both within, and beyond, park boundaries. Read the full article with the link below: https://lnkd.in/efcvsPFd Sian Rees Eva McGrath, PhD Zoe Sydenham Richard Yarwood Tom Mullier University of Plymouth
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Assistant Professor Huaqing Wang and her team in USU’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning have published groundbreaking research in Lancet Planet Health on how greenspace shape, size, and connectivity impact our health. From reducing stress to enhancing air quality, their findings highlight ways urban greenspaces can boost well-being and resilience within communities. This research paves the way for city planning that puts public health front and center. Read more at the link below!
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Check out this international guideline by STIPO inspired by the core motto of putting a human dimension at the centre of new area transformations: https://lnkd.in/dgEjGZS5 The Dawra Madwarna toolkit provides links to online resources, published literature and well known classics as a means of providing easy access to knowledge and resources relating to urban planning, placemaking, green infrastructure, public space design and more. #wayforward #urbanvisions #toolkit #knowledgesharing
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Call for Contributions We seek contributions examining how religious traditions engage with technological urbanism to create sustainable urban futures that prioritize innovation, environmental stewardship, and spiritual well-being. Learn more #Sustainability #UrbanPlanning #CFP #Technology #Innovation #Theology #Architecture #Ecology #Cities
