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Prioritizing green spaces

by DITSCHUN L, VANDENBERG A
Prioritizing green spaces Children’s programming at Evergreen Brick Works in the Don River Valley Park. Photo: Mike Derlich
Published in May 2019 - Page 11

Parks play a vital role in connecting people to one another, the landscape, and their city. It is well known that parks improve urban ecology, support physical and psychological health, and offer economic benefits. Parks also create an inspiring space for people to share experiences, creating a social identity of place known as placemaking.

Placemaking is an idea that became popular in the 1960s thanks to people like Jane Jacobs and her work that focused

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