Tag: Urban life
Parks matter more than ever during a time of sickness –...
Richard leBrasseur, Dalhousie University
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered humans’ relationship with natural landscapes in ways that may be long-lasting. One of its most direct...
Can parks help cities fight crime?
Lincoln Larson, North Carolina State University and S. Scott Ogletree, Clemson University
The relationship between parks and crime remains the subject of debate.
Some scholars...
In Rio’s bulldozed _favelas,_ echoes of America’s shantytowns
Lisa Goff, University of Virginia
The 500,000 tourists expected to attend the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will see a dazzling city, miles...