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What If Cities Were Designed to Heal?
Have you ever stood on a noisy, traffic-packed corner and thought, "Is this really how we're meant to live?"
In this episode of The Therapy Farm Podcast, I explore the deep connection between how our cities are designed and how we feel inside them. From loneliness and anxiety to pollution-related asthma, urban planning isn't just about buildings, it's about our mental, physical, and emotional health.
You’ll learn about the Tree Equity Score, the idea of Nature Deficit Disorder, and how places like Barcelona, Medellín, and the Bronx are reimagining what inclusive, healing cities can look like.
Topics discussed in this episode include:
The impact of car-centric urban design on anxiety and isolation
Redlining and its lasting effects on green space access
The Tree Equity Score and why trees matter
Nature Deficit Disorder and children's mental health
Environmental racism and public health disparities
Case studies from Barcelona's Superblocks, Medellín's cable cars, and the South Bronx's community gardens
Community-driven urban farming and green infrastructure
How cities like Singapore and Detroit are empowering residents through gardening
Why inclusive urban design benefits everyone, from neurodivergent individuals to elders to exhausted parents
Resources Mentioned:
- Tree Equity Score Tool: https://www.treeequityscore.org
- Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: https://richardlouv.com/books/last-child/
- South Bronx Unite: https://www.southbronxunite.org
- The Superblocks Project in Barcelona: https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/superilles/en
- WHO report on loneliness: https://www.who.int/news/item/03-11-2023-who-launches-commission-on-social-connection
- Detroit Black Community Food Security Network: https://detroitblackfoodsecurity.org
- Singapore Community in Bloom Program: https://www.nparks.gov.sg/gardening/community-in-bloom
Call to Action:
Start local. Join a community garden, support urban farming initiatives, or simply advocate for safer, greener streets in your neighborhood. Our environments shape us. Better design can help us heal.
Follow us on Instagram @TheHealingFarm_EU
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By María MuñozHave you ever stood on a noisy, traffic-packed corner and thought, "Is this really how we're meant to live?"
In this episode of The Therapy Farm Podcast, I explore the deep connection between how our cities are designed and how we feel inside them. From loneliness and anxiety to pollution-related asthma, urban planning isn't just about buildings, it's about our mental, physical, and emotional health.
You’ll learn about the Tree Equity Score, the idea of Nature Deficit Disorder, and how places like Barcelona, Medellín, and the Bronx are reimagining what inclusive, healing cities can look like.
Topics discussed in this episode include:
The impact of car-centric urban design on anxiety and isolation
Redlining and its lasting effects on green space access
The Tree Equity Score and why trees matter
Nature Deficit Disorder and children's mental health
Environmental racism and public health disparities
Case studies from Barcelona's Superblocks, Medellín's cable cars, and the South Bronx's community gardens
Community-driven urban farming and green infrastructure
How cities like Singapore and Detroit are empowering residents through gardening
Why inclusive urban design benefits everyone, from neurodivergent individuals to elders to exhausted parents
Resources Mentioned:
- Tree Equity Score Tool: https://www.treeequityscore.org
- Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: https://richardlouv.com/books/last-child/
- South Bronx Unite: https://www.southbronxunite.org
- The Superblocks Project in Barcelona: https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/superilles/en
- WHO report on loneliness: https://www.who.int/news/item/03-11-2023-who-launches-commission-on-social-connection
- Detroit Black Community Food Security Network: https://detroitblackfoodsecurity.org
- Singapore Community in Bloom Program: https://www.nparks.gov.sg/gardening/community-in-bloom
Call to Action:
Start local. Join a community garden, support urban farming initiatives, or simply advocate for safer, greener streets in your neighborhood. Our environments shape us. Better design can help us heal.
Follow us on Instagram @TheHealingFarm_EU