Resilient Cities Archive

  • Community Schoolyards: The Park Solution Hiding in Plain Sight

    City agencies and school districts across the country are finding new solutions for park access by transforming schoolyards into high-quality community play sp…

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  • Cooling Off in the Age of Climate Change

    Climate change is bringing extreme heat to more of our communities. This is a public health threat, especially for low-income and vulnerable populations. This …

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  • Managing Urban Land for Climate Resiliency

    The path toward building healthy and resilient cities requires big shifts in urban land management practices and conservation. As park agencies and organizatio…

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  • A Resilient Vision for Historic FDR Park

    Take a hard-hat tour of FDR Park in South Philadelphia with Fairmount Park Conservancy, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, and local design firm WRT to get a…

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  • Balancing Human and Ecological Needs in Parks

    This panel will address different challenges and opportunities to balance human and ecological needs in parks. A process called “creative fitting” identifies …

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  • Greening Philadelphia: How Horticulture is Impacting the City

    Join the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) on a tour of how this lauded non-profit has shaped the cityscape of Philadelphia through its programs that us…

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  • Blueways and Greenways

    Greenways and water trails have the potential to create new, climate-friendly ways for cities to provide viable transportation, recreational options, and impro…

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  • Local Strategies for Climate Resiliency

    In southwest Yonkers, NY, a historically marginalized and racially-segregated community along the Hudson River, the need for climate-resilient and green-space …

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  • Funding Advocacy for Resilient Parks

    This panel explores advocacy approaches for attaining funding equity for resilient parks. Most funding for parks and resiliency is generated through voter-appr…

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  • Back to Our Roots: Organic Developments in Municipal Operations

    This tour will take you through three examples of emerging operations that Philadelphia Parks & Recreation is leading in the world of organic recycling. Fi…

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  • The Global Context: Parks’ Roles in Health, Climate, and Biodiversity

    This panel will explore the status of park systems in Mexico, the UK, and Canada and how they are addressing health equity, climate change, and the biodiversit…

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  • Using Data to Create Equitable Park Investment Strategies

    Parks and open spaces support public health, local economies, the environment, and community cohesion. And yet historic disinvestment has left many communities…

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  • Exploring Philadelphia’s Urban Forest

    Philadelphia is home to more than 10,000 acres of parkland and 115,000 street trees, which make up only a portion of its amazing and diverse urban forest. Tree…

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  • Learn to Float: Building Resilience with Human-Made Wetlands

    The COVID 19 pandemic has reinforced that urban parks, particularly waterfront parks, are essential spaces for health and resilience. Rivers, lakes and harbors…

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  • Pioneering Plants, Participation and Partnerships: Stormwater Management for a Greener Future

    Implemented in 2011 to meet state and federal Clean Water Act regulations, Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters stormwater management plan improves water qu…

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  • Inspiring and Transformative Approaches to Climate Adaptation

    Climate change is forcing cities to take drastic measures to address increasing challenges for their citizens and businesses, and look globally for ideas and s…

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