We welcome Dr. Sungduck Lee, who is an assistant professor in the College of Design at the University of Minnesota. She is also the director of the Geosocial Visualization Lab, an interdisciplinary laboratory with research interests at the intersection of social geography and visual communication. Her research focuses on issues related to neighbourhood vitality and social equity. In this episode, we discuss her article: The safety of public space: urban design guidelines for neighbourhood park planning, published in the Journal of Urbanism in 2021. The article explores the under-researched aspects of park design and how urban design influences the users' perceived sense of safety in a neighbourhood park.

Check out more of Dr. Sungduck Lee's work on her Google Scholar page

*Want to learn more about recent social issues and public space? Check out Amina Yasin's article discussing how racism has pervaded social equity issues and the field of planning.

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Music: Ryan Kinnear, Reid Cai, and Becca Mayers