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Here's a sneak peek to the episode notes, you can access the complete notes and resources at https://worldurbanparks.org/blog/podparks/

¡We are wrapping season 1! This week, we are joined by Vitoria Martin, Global Secretariat Coordinator of World Urban Parks and Producer of Podparks, to discuss everything we loved about the first season of Podparks.

Vitoria and Alice start off by reflecting on the very first episode of Podparks: A park through the ages. The hosts identify four recurring themes in the season; equity, the different roles parks play throughout people’s life stages, data and information in the world of parks, and the evolution of parks in the near future.

Podparks will take a well-deserved break to plan a new and improved season 2. In the meantime, tune in to the episodes you missed, and help us improve the podcast by filling out this quick survey.

If you want to read the complete notes for this episode check our blog section on our website. This podcast is only one of the many resources available inside the WUP member platform. Discover more resources and connect with park professionals around the world at www.worldurbanparks.org​​

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Hello once again!

This week on Podparks, we explore the quest to create resilient parks and resilient cities with the help from park managers, designers and climate experts from around the world. Climate change is no longer in the future, and cities around the world are faced with the growing reality of hotter temperatures and unpredictable weather events that are ramping up as the planet warms. The climate disasters we’ve experienced in the past few years have demonstrated the need to build resilient cities that can anticipate and recover from these shocks.

If you want to read the complete notes for this episode check our blog section on our website. This podcast is only one of the many resources available inside the WUP member platform. Discover more resources and connect with park professionals around the world at www.worldurbanparks.org​​

Welcome back to podparks!

Here's a sneak peek to the episode notes, you can access the complete notes and resources at https://worldurbanparks.org/blog/podparks/

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This week on Podparks, Alice is joined by Julia Bresee,manager of the new National Urban Parks program at Parks Canada. National Urban Parks are a new designation, new program and new policy that Parks Canada is creating in collaboration with multiple partnerships with the aim to expand urban parks to conserve nature, connect people with nature, and advance reconciliation with Indigenous people.

If you want to read the complete notes for this episode check our blog section on our website. This podcast is only one of the many resources available inside the WUP member platform. Discover more resources and connect with park professionals around the world at www.worldurbanparks.org​​

Welcome back to podparks!

Here's a sneak peek to the episode notes, you can access the complete notes and resources at https://worldurbanparks.org/blog/. 

We’ve always known parks are good for us, but up until the past few decades, we haven’t known why. This week on Podparks, we hear from public health researchers from around the world to discuss the effects of parks on our health.

The guests discuss how the aftermath of COVID has accelerated many developments in the world of parks and health, and what lessons can be learned from the pandemic to create healthier cities for all.

If you want to read the complete notes for this episode check our blog section on our website. This podcast is only one of the many resources available inside the WUP member platform. Discover more resources and connect with park professionals around the world at www.worldurbanparks.org

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Welcome back to podparks!

Here's a sneak peek to the episode notes, you can access the complete notes and resources at https://worldurbanparks.org/blog/. 

Listen to a segment of “Taking your Professional Career to the Next Level”, a panel discussion delivered by Maarten Loeffen at last year’s World Urban Parks Congress. 

Maarten is the CEO of Royal Association Stadswerk the Netherlands, an association for municipalities, companies and other park professionals in the Netherlands who are working together to create sustainable solutions in the physical environment. 

If you want to read the complete notes for this episode check our blog section on our website. This podcast is only one of the many resources available inside the WUP member platform. Discover more resources and connect with park professionals around the world at www.worldurbanparks.org​​

Welcome to a new episode of Podparks! Here's a sneak peek to the episode notes, you can access the complete notes and resources at https://worldurbanparks.org/blog/podparks/

This week on Podparks, we are joined live by Linda Hwang and Bianca Shulaker of Trust of Public Land to discuss TPL’s exciting new ParkScore report released today.

Trust for Public Land is a U.S.-based non-profit organization that works to connect everyone to the benefits and joys of the outdoors. Through national advocacy and local partnerships, TPL builds and renovates parks and green spaces to ensure access to the outdoors.

The guests discuss the 10-minute walk program, a national initiative that is working with over 300 mayors and cities across the U.S. to commit to closing the park equity divide. This year’s ParkScore report highlights the relationship between parks and health, and showcases some of the country’s trends in health and wellbeing of their citizens. 

This podcast is only one of the many resources available inside the WUP member platform. Discover more resources and connect with park professionals around the world at www.worldurbanparks.org​​

Welcome to a new episode of Podparks!

Here's a sneak peek to the episode notes, you can access the complete notes and resources at https://worldurbanparks.org/blog/podparks/

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. 

Modern cities are designed around working men's commutes, and this has historically excluded other city experiences from the urban space. 

But there is a great significance of designing cities with children in mind. Amanda and Leticia discuss how children are indicators of healthy and thriving cities and the need to prioritize their safety, independence, and overall development. Design elements that facilitate child-friendly cities, including spacious sidewalks, safe crossings, rest areas, shade, and accessible transportation systems, enable children to navigate their neighborhoods independently and foster socialization, motor skill development, and cognitive growth.

But safety is not the final destination fo child-friendly cities. As Jen De Melo suggests, integrating play into city design is a vital aspect of childhood development, contributing to physical, mental, and social well-being.

If you want to read the complete notes for this episode check our blog section on our website. This podcast is only one of the many resources available inside the WUP member platform. Discover more resources and connect with park professionals around the world at www.worldurbanparks.org

*** The Call for Proposals for the World Urban Parks Congress 2023 has been extended until May 19th. Submit your abstract for the World Urban Parks Congress 2023 at https://www.parksleisure.com.au/tools/events/details?SECT=events&ID=22128%20 ***​​

Hello Hello, we are here with a new episode of PodParks just for you!

Here's a sneak peek to the episode notes, you can access the complete notes and resources at https://worldurbanparks.org/blog/podparks/.

In this special edition episode of Podparks, we are joined live by Luis Romahn, CEO of World Urban Parks, Brenton Grear, Director of Green Adelaide and John Senior, Chair of the Annual Conference Committee of Parks and Leisure Australia, 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. 

This year’s global parks congress will be held next October 22 to 25, 2023 in Adelaide Australia. The congress theme is Sustainable Places: Spaces, People and Habitats, which, as Luis and John discuss, are pressing topics not only to the work of World Urban Parks and Parks and Leisure Australia, but to urban communities as a whole.

Submit your proposal at https://worldurbanparks.org/blog/congress-sustainable-places-people-and-habits/ 

For more information and to register for this year’s congress visit https://www.jointinternationalcongress.com/ 

If you want to read the complete notes for this episode check our blog section on our website. This podcast is only one of the many resources available inside the WUP member platform. Discover more resources and connect with park professionals around the world at www.worldurbanparks.org​​

Welcome back to another episode of Podparks!

Here's a sneak peek to the episode notes, you can access the complete notes and resources at https://worldurbanparks.org/blog/

This week on Podparks, Alice sits down with Jayne Miller, Chair of World Urban Parks. Jayne is committed to advancing equitable access to urban parks and green spaces, especially in underserved and emerging parts of the world. Through her work as a parks and recreation manager in different cities in the United States, she has led the development of equity investment strategies and policies for park systems across the US. Jayne shares her wide trajectory, and how that commitment has now transformed into her own consultancy work and leading World Urban Parks.

Throughout the conversation, Jayne reflects on the historic inequities around the world that have resulted in unequal access to parks and recreational communities, and in turn a strained relationship with vulnerable communities who have been under-served and under-represented.

If you want to read the complete notes for this episode check our blog section on our website. This podcast is only one of the many resources available inside the WUP member platform. Discover more resources and connect with park professionals around the world at www.worldurbanparks.org​​

Welcome to a new episode of Podparks!

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. 

Mayu Ferrufino, Director of Fundación Parque Cuscatlán, recalls her first experiences with the park system and how it led her to become a park professional. Parks have a bigger role than ever before, and their direct impact on the communities that surround them is growing every day. Mayu is echoed by AP Diaz, Superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation, who outlines how parks have become essential gathering spaces in modern cities, where fewer people have access to outdoor spaces in their homes.

If you want to read the complete notes for this episode check our blog section on our website. This podcast is only one of the many resources available inside the WUP member platform. Discover more resources and connect with park professionals around the world at www.worldurbanparks.org/blog/podparks/