The parks for London organization has put together extensive research and consultation to find out how to improve safety for women and girls in parks.
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What makes a walkable city
As mentioned in the article written by M. Martínez Euklidiadas:
If, during the 20th century, the aim in cities was to make space for private vehicles, one of the challenges of the 21st century is to correct that self-destructive trend. The proximity city, also known as a walkable city, emerged as an essential town-planning tool to improve residents' quality of life and reduce their impact.
How cell phones can help us make the most of urban green space
A study realized by a team at the Barcelona Institute for global health (ISGlobal) suggests that Planting more trees could mean fewer people die from increasingly high summer temperatures in cities.
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.
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.
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.
Better recreational spaces in San Salvador
In May, World Urban Parks’s CEO, Luis Romahn, and Parques de Mexico’s director, María Isabel Velázquez, visited El Salvador to learn more about the parks in the capital, San Salvador.