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エピソード概要

本エピソードのDeep Diveでは、**World Urban Parks（WUP）**の3つの最新アップデートを紹介します。

·   WUPシンポジウム2025（トルコ・イスタンブール）：2025年10月8〜10日開催。会期中にWUPアワードを実施。

·   再設計されたWUP公式サイト：より速いナビゲーション、強化された検索、モバイル対応。

·   新しい会員向けオンラインコミュニティ：知識共有と国際協働を促進。

最後に、2025年12月に欧州で開催予定のハイエナジーなWUPイベントのティーザーもお届けします（詳細は近日公開）。

主要ポイント / Takeaways

·   イスタンブール2025： WUPシンポジウム（10月8〜10日、イスタンブール・フェア・センター）は、パーク分野のリーダー、プランナー、アドボケイト、研究者、学生が集う世界的ハブ。

·   WUPアワード： 世界中から100件超の応募。9月上旬にファイナリストと受賞者を発表予定。

·   新ウェブサイト： 「Events → Symposium」「Digital Library」「Blog」「PodParks」「Webinars」への導線がより明確に。検索性が大幅向上し、完全モバイル対応。

·   会員コミュニティ： ピアサポート、ワーキンググループ、コラボレーションのためのモダンな場。会員特典・リソースへのアクセスも簡素化。

·   今後の予定： 2025年12月・欧州イベント。ネットワーキング、学び、優れた公園のガイドツアーにフォーカス。

PodParksについて

PodParksはWorld Urban Parksの公式ポッドキャストです。Maria Burnettがホストを務め、各回で、公園・公共空間・アーバンネイチャーをより包摂的・革新的・不可欠な存在にしている人々のリアルなストーリーと大胆なアイデアをお届けします。

English:

This episode was made possible thanks to the collaboration of World Urban Parks Japan.

日本語（Japanese)

このエピソードは、World Urban Parks Japanのご協力により実現しました。

🎙️ PodParksチームの紹介

Maria Burnett | Luis Romahn | Vitoria Martín Delgado | Vladimir Yañez Huehpa|  Cynthia Hernández Martínez| Boris Solis

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En este Deep Dive presentamos tres grandes novedades de World Urban Parks (WUP):

• WUP Symposium 2025 en Estambul, Turquía (8–10 de octubre), con la ceremonia de los WUP Awards.
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• Un sitio web de WUP totalmente rediseñado, con navegación más rápida, mejor búsqueda y acceso móvil.
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• Una nueva comunidad en línea para miembros, pensada para conectar, compartir conocimiento y colaborar a nivel global.
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Cerramos con un teaser de un evento WUP en Europa en diciembre de 2025—muy pronto más detalles.

Puntos clave / Takeaways

• Estambul 2025: El WUP Symposium (8–10 de octubre, Istanbul Fair Centre) será el punto de encuentro global para líderes de parques, planificadores, defensores, académicas/os y estudiantes.
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• WUP Awards en el Symposium: Más de 100 postulaciones recibidas a nivel mundial; finalistas y ganadores se anunciarán a inicios de septiembre.
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• Nuevo sitio web: Rutas más claras hacia Eventos → Symposium, Biblioteca Digital, Blog, PodParks y Webinars, con una búsqueda muy mejorada y experiencia totalmente móvil.
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• Comunidad para miembros: Un espacio moderno para apoyo entre pares, grupos de trabajo y colaboración, con acceso simplificado a beneficios y recursos.
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• En el horizonte: Diciembre 2025 en Europa: evento enfocado en networking, aprendizaje y visitas guiadas a parques destacados.
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Sobre PodParks

PodParks es el pódcast oficial de World Urban Parks. Con la conducción de Maria Burnett, cada episodio comparte historias reales e ideas audaces de quienes hacen que los parques, el espacio público y la naturaleza urbana sean más inclusivos, innovadores y esenciales.

🎙️ Conoce al equipo de PodParks

Maria Burnett | Luis Romahn | Vitoria Martín Delgado | Vladimir Yañez Huehpa|  Cynthia Hernández Martínez| Boris Solis

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In this Deep Dive, we unpack three major updates from World Urban Parks (WUP):

1. the WUP Symposium 2025 in Istanbul, Türkiye (Oct 8–10) featuring the WUP Awards;
2. a reimagined WUP website designed for faster navigation, better search, and mobile access; and
3. a new online community platform for members to connect, share knowledge, and collaborate globally.
4. We close with a teaser for a high-energy WUP event in Europe in December 2025—details coming soon.

• Istanbul 2025: The WUP Symposium (Oct 8–10 at Istanbul Fair Centre) is the global meeting point for park leaders, planners, advocates, academics, and students.
• WUP Awards at the Symposium: Over 100 submissions received worldwide; finalists and winners to be announced in early September.
• New website: Faster, clearer paths to Events → Symposium, Digital Library, Blog, PodParks, and Webinars, plus a much-improved search and fully mobile-friendly experience.
• Members’ community: A modern space for peer support, working groups, and collaboration—with simplified access to member benefits and resources.
• On the horizon: A December 2025 WUP event in Europe focused on networking, learning, and guided visits to standout parks.

About PodParks

PodParks is the official podcast of World Urban Parks. Hosted by Maria Burnett, each episode shares real stories and bold ideas from the people making parks, public space, and urban nature more inclusive, innovative, and essential.

🎙️ Meet the PodParks Team

Maria Burnett | Luis Romahn | Vitoria Martín Delgado | Vladimir Yañez Huehpa|  Cynthia Hernández Martínez| Boris Solis

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What does it take to build a truly global parks movement – and where is World Urban Parks heading next?

In part two of our special 10-year anniversary celebration, host Maria Burnett is joined by three leaders shaping the future direction of World Urban Parks: Mark Bowater, Michael Boland, and Hannah Chapman-Carr.

Together, they explore the organisation’s strategic vision for the next decade – from equitable access to urban parks, to nurturing emerging leaders and sharing knowledge across continents. Through stories of personal growth, global collaboration, and bold ambition, this episode shows what’s possible when parks are driven by purpose and people.

Highlights include:

• Why social equity and access are at the heart of WUP’s strategic vision
• What leadership and collaboration mean on a global scale
• How emerging professionals are shaping the future of urban parks
• The role of advocacy, innovation, and community ownership in the next ten years

🎧 If you haven’t yet, listen to Part I to hear from WUP board leaders Jayne Miller and Tim Geyer on how it all began.

Mark Bowater – Deputy Chair, World Urban Parks

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Michael Boland – Co-Chair, Large Urban Parks Committee

🔗 Michael Boland | LinkedIn

Hannah Chapman-Carr – Governance Chair, World Urban Parks

🔗 Hannah Chapman-Carr | LinkedIn

About PodParks

PodParks is the official podcast of World Urban Parks. Each episode shares real stories and bold ideas from the people making parks, public space, and urban nature more inclusive, innovative, and essential.

🎙️ Meet the PodParks Team

Maria Burnett | Luis Romahn | Vitoria Martín Delgado | Vladimir Yañez Huehpa|  Cynthia Hernández Martínez| Boris Solis

🌐 worldurbanparks.org

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Have you been listening to PodParks and wondering how World Urban Parks actually came about?

As WUP celebrates its tenth birthday, we’re taking you behind the scenes to uncover the story of how a global parks movement was born, and where it might go next.

In this special episode, host Maria Burnett speaks with two people who were there from the beginning: Jayne Miller and Tim Geyer. From international collaboration to a shared belief in the value of public space, they reflect on how World Urban Parks grew from an idea into a global network that connects and empowers park leaders around the world.

✨ Highlights include:

• How WUP started, and what nearly stopped it
• The importance of building a global voice for urban parks
• What ten years of leadership, collaboration and community have taught us
• A look ahead to the future of World Urban Parks

Featured Guests

Jayne Miller  – Immediate Past Chair of the World Urban Parks Board

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Tim Geyer – Chair of the World Urban Parks Board

🔗Tim Geyer | LinkedIn

About PodParks

PodParks is the official podcast of World Urban Parks. Hosted by Maria Burnett, each episode shares real stories and bold ideas from the people making parks, public space, and urban nature more inclusive, innovative, and essential.

🎙️ Meet the PodParks Team

Maria Burnett | Luis Romahn | Vitoria Martín Delgado | Vladimir Yañez Huehpa|  Cynthia Hernández Martínez| Boris Solis

🌐 worldurbanparks.org

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What if a park wasn’t just a green space, but a catalyst for equity, biodiversity, and long-term resilience?

In this episode of PodParks, host Maria Burnett sits down with Michael Boland, renowned landscape architect, strategic advisor, and former Chief Park Officer of the Presidio Trust in San Francisco. With over three decades of experience transforming one of the most innovative urban national parks in the world, Michael shares how clear vision, community leadership, and ecological values can shape the future of our cities.

From childhood wonder to global advocacy, this episode explores the philosophy and strategy behind enduring parks, and how large urban parks are uniquely positioned to address the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and social equity.

✨ Highlights include:

• Why access to nature in cities is essential, not a luxury
• A behind-the-scenes look at transforming the Presidio from army base to national park
• Lessons from parks around the world, from Alcatraz to Paris to Sydney
• The triple bottom line: people, planet, and financial sustainability
• World Urban Parks’ next chapter — and what it means for the global parks community

👤 Featured Guest

Michael Boland – Strategic Advisor, Landscape Architect, and Co-Chair of the Large Urban Parks Committee at World Urban Parks

🔗 Michael on LinkedIn

Referenced in this episode:

• Presidio of San Francisco – A former military post turned urban national park
• World Urban Parks – Large Urban Parks Committee
• Centennial Parklands, Governor’s Island, Western Sydney Parklands, and more

About PodParks

PodParks is the official podcast of World Urban Parks. Hosted by Maria Burnett, each episode shares real stories and bold ideas from the people making parks, public space, and urban nature more inclusive, innovative, and essential.

🎙️ Meet the PodParks Team

Maria Burnett | Luis Romahn | Vitoria Martín Delgado | Vladimir Yañez Huehpa|  Cynthia Hernández Martínez| Boris Solis

World Urban Parks

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What happens when green infrastructure isn’t just a design project, but a shared mission across professions?

In this episode of PodParks, host Maria Burnett shares conversations recorded at the Green Days 2025 Congress and Expo in Jyväskylä, Finland. The event brought together professionals from planning, design, research, and industry who are all working to create greener cities through collaboration.

From landscape ecology and soil networks to garden coaching and cross-industry standards, this episode highlights what becomes possible when we stop working in silos and start creating shared solutions.

• Soil as the hidden foundation of urban green networks
• How private gardens can support public environmental goals
• Designing for seasonal extremes in Nordic cities
• Turning academic research into community change
• Creating shared standards for long-term success

🧑‍🏫 Marina Cervera – Barcelona Architectural School

Lecturer and practitioner focused on landscape architecture, urbanism, and bridging theory with practice

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🧑‍🔬 Outi Tahvonen – HAMK University of Applied Sciences

Research scientist exploring the role of soil, gardens, and community engagement in ecological planning

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👷‍♂️ Taavi Forssell – Finnish Association of Landscape Industries

Executive director leading cross-sector collaboration in the Finnish green industry

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• Green Days Congress – annual gathering of Europe’s landscape and planning professionals
• Finnish Association of Landscape Industries – collaboration across the green industry value chain in Finland
• HAMK University of Applied Sciences – research and applied learning for ecological and community solutions

Interested in attending Green Days 2026?

Learn more and stay connected with future events at Green Days Congress

PodParks is the official podcast of World Urban Parks. Hosted by Maria Burnett, each episode shares real stories and bold ideas from the people making parks, public space, and urban nature more inclusive, innovative, and essential.

Alongside Maria, the podcast is brought to life by a passionate and creative team working together to share stories from around the world:

Luis Romahn

Vitoria Martín Delgado

Vladimir Yañez Huehpa

Cynthia Hernández Martínez

Boris Solis

World Urban Parks is the global network for urban park professionals, advocates, and city leaders working to shape greener, healthier, and more inclusive cities.

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Straight from the source: Maria Burnett sits down with Cecil Konijnendijk, the urban forester behind the world-famous 3-30-300 rule.

Together, they unpack how this deceptively simple guideline — 3 trees in view, 30 percent canopy cover, and 300 meters to green space — can reshape urban planning, public health, and social equity.

From city streets to forest roots, this is a global idea with deeply personal beginnings and a conversation that might just change how you see the world outside your window.

Learn more or connect with Cecil

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Cecil on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cecil-konijnendijk-2038201

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What if the greenest part of a city was its rooftops?

In this episode of Podparks, Maria Burnett speaks with Oliver Hanna from ZinCo about how green roofs are transforming cities - from cooling buildings and managing stormwater to supporting biodiversity and urban life. Recorded at FutureScape in Riyadh, this is a grounded, global conversation for planners, designers, and anyone curious about greener futures.

Mentioned Projects:

• High Line, NYC
• CopenHill, Copenhagen
• Al Shaheed Park, Kuwait
• Stavros Niarchos Centre, Athens

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Oliver Hanna – LinkedIn

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What if a bench was more than just a bench?

In this episode of Podparks, host Maria Burnett sits down with Daniela Bertino, international development lead for Agoramakers, for a lively, unfiltered conversation about public space, beauty, and belonging. From benches turned skateparks to lighting that shapes how we feel in a city, Daniela shares stories and reflections from a career spent helping cities design for people.

Recorded in the Middle East with laughter, background ambience, and spontaneity intact, this episode explores how design can foster dignity, inclusion and joy. Beauty in public space is not just nice to have. It is deeply meaningful. One highlight is a story about a dancer in Paris who transforms a simple lighting pole into a stage. It's a powerful reminder that when we design with care and creativity, people will find their own ways to bring public spaces to life. Daniela also reflects on movements like guerrilla gardening, where everyday citizens reclaim forgotten urban corners and turn them into vibrant green pockets of community care.

Topics include:

• Why benches, bins and lighting matter more than we think
• Designing for emotional impact, not just function
• Stories from Italy, Colombia and the Gulf
• Creating places that are safe, welcoming and built to last
• Sustainability, accessibility and unexpected uses of public design
• The intersection of culture, community and creativity in urban space

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