How would our cities change if we designed them with children in mind? This is the question we seek to answer on this week’s Podparks, with the help of Amanda O’Rourke, Executive Director at 8-80 Cities, Leticia Lozano, founder of MACIA Studio, and Jennifer De Melo, Senior Strategist of Organization Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at Kaboom.
Author: Communication WUP
Joint International Congress 2023
In this special edition episode of Podparks, we are joined live to talk all about this year’s 2023 Joint International Congress Hosted By World Urban Parks And Parks And Leisure Australia, Supported By Green Adelaide.
Park Foundation School
Park Foundation School gives park and recreation professionals the tools and resources needed to build community support and financial resources to enhance their parks and recreation services.
A global perspective on parks with Jayne Miller
This week on Podparks, Alice sits down with Jayne Miller, Chair of World Urban Parks.
The Toolkit for Health, Arts, Parks & Equity
There 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, public health is and has been, more than ever, a universal fulcrum for structural change. It is a lens through which we all assess the stability and fairness of society.
#JIC2023 by WUP and Parks and Leisure Australia, Supported By Green Adelaide
2023 Joint International Congress Hosted By World Urban Parks And Parks And Leisure Australia, Supported By Green Adelaide.
Beyond the green
This week on Podparks, Alice discusses the role of parks in today’s world with guests Mayu Ferrufino, AP Diaz, Tim Geyer, Marian Stuiver and Julia Bresee.
Parks Week Resources
Are you ready for Parks Week this year?
The main theme of this edition is equity and inclusion. We want the parks and recreation sector to begin to get involved in these concepts to adapt them in all areas to present and future public spaces.
Building Communities where All Life can Thrive: Dror Benshetrit Conference at WUP Congress 2022
Listen to a segment of "Building Communities where All Life can Thrive", a keynote speech delivered by Dror Benshetrit at last year’s World Urban Parks Congress.
How playgrounds are becoming a secret weapon in the fight against climate change
Cities across the country have begun ripping up asphalt in favor of lush green schoolyards, or at least porous grass. Learn more on this blog.