Why People Need Parks

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

How Cities Use Parks for...

Community Revitalization
by Peter Harnik

Community Engagement
by Mark Francis

Economic Development
by Megan Lewis, AICP

Create Safer Neighborhoods
by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Human-Environment Research Laboratory

Green Infrastructure
by Mark Benedict and Edward T. McMahon

Help Children Learn
by Robin Moore

Improve Public Health
by Howard Frumkin, M.D., and Mary E. Eysenbach

Arts and Cultural Programs
by David Rivel

Promote Tourism
by John L. Crompton

Smart Growth
by Kathy Blaha

Climate Change Management
by Joseph A. MacDonald, AICP

People Need Parks

CPRS Branding Videos | The Right to Play | The City Parks Forum

This message from the California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) provides interesting insight into how park and recreation programs can give hope and direction to inner-city youth. Please pass it on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC02m7D4Cvc

Parks Give Hope & Direction http://youtube.com/watch?v=eC02m7D4Cvc
Parks Create Community http://youtube.com/watch?v=OYvZufaezdY
Parks Protect Open Space http://youtube.com/watch?v=ozn9GFRVvgk
Parks Increase Property Values http://youtube.com/watch?v=qUN4UTf0734

CPRS Branding Videos | Page 1 of 3 | The Right to Play

Parks...

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