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Book Review: Urban Green Spaces

July 21, 2019 By Clement Lau

book cover - urban green spacesParks and other types of urban green spaces are often perceived as nice-to-haves rather than must-haves.  However, as I have argued and shared in numerous articles (like Nurturing Neighborhoods), urban green spaces contribute significantly to the quality of life in communities and offer benefits well beyond their boundaries.  For those who share this perspective or want to learn more about the relationship between parks and health equity, I suggest reading the book Urban Green Spaces – Public Health and Sustainability in the United States (2019) by Viniece Jennings, Matthew H. E. M. Browning, and Alessandro Rigolon.  The intended audience for the book includes researchers, students, and practitioners in urban planning, parks and recreation, public health, and other fields.  As a park planner and ‘plannerd,’ I found this book to be a page-turner and finished it in one sitting during a flight.  Highlighted below are three issues that stood out to me: [Read more…] about Book Review: Urban Green Spaces

Filed Under: Feature Posts, Los Angeles, Parks & Recreation Facilities, Planning, Review Tagged With: Alessandro Rigolon, environmental gentrification, health equity, intersectional, Matthew H. E. M. Browning, park equity, parks, urban green spaces, Viniece Jennings

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