Sentences with phrase «as public green space»

They are everywhere, in cities and in the country; where I live, schoolyards that were used as public green space have gone to condos; lands that were promised as parks turned into subdivisions.

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The commons is envisioned as a collection of green space, shops, some housing and public buildings, including a new library, a Park District recreation center and a new village hall.

The new, public green space is an amenity for the existing business park, developed as part of the successful brownfield remediation project along Union Ship Canal at Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park.

Buttke is interested in using public interest in personal health as a way to increase support for public green space, and enhancing public understanding of how human actions can drive infectious disease spread through a variety of avenues including school programs, websites, and smart phone apps.

As well as green infrastructure in public spaces, this will involve renovating a demonstration building in Balmaseda to showcase five technologies for limiting the impact of heatwaveAs well as green infrastructure in public spaces, this will involve renovating a demonstration building in Balmaseda to showcase five technologies for limiting the impact of heatwaveas green infrastructure in public spaces, this will involve renovating a demonstration building in Balmaseda to showcase five technologies for limiting the impact of heatwaves.

«We know that basically, planets form at about the same time as their stars from all the leftover dust and gas kicked up,» said Joel Green, Project Scientist at Space Telescope Science Institute's Office of Public Outreach (STScI.)

As a result, 83.4 per cent of respondents believed that more funding should be allocated to public play facilities, and 81 per cent thought there should be more investment in parks and green spaces.

The green roof will also be used as an open air public space for walking, yoga, and jogging with views of the island beyond.

Amongst the green open spaces, delightful pathways, magnificent apple and pear orchards and beautiful flower beds is a selection of fabulous facilities, such as a charming café, public tennis courts, an orangery and a gazebo which provides the setting for free performances of music and entertainment.

With its eventual sculpture garden, the new building will connect to CHRISpark, the one - acre public green space Pace built in memory of her son in 2005, as well as SPACE, which presents special exhibitions and programming throughout the space Pace built in memory of her son in 2005, as well as SPACE, which presents special exhibitions and programming throughout the SPACE, which presents special exhibitions and programming throughout the year.

He often works in front of a green screen and is drawn to the virtual space because of its potential as a queer arena, but his performances also take place in public outdoor spaces.

In dense cities and neighborhoods, green roofs can act as additional public spaces, albeit usually owned and managed by private parties.

Localities have authority over the built environment (e.g. through zoning and building codes); they can implement smart growth initiatives and increase public transportation alternatives; they act as first responders for climate impacts; they deploy green infrastructure such as increasing land for open space and parks; and they drive green economies by offering tax relief and other incentives.

From landscape architecture's role as propaganda, to the role that green and public spaces have played in leading political movements, and how the marginalized have found homes among the flowers and veggies — this is the history of gardening that many don't speak of.

«This year's data reflects longer - term trends of people moving to the Pacific West, where cities such as Portland and Seattle are seeing the combination of a boom in the technology and creative marketing industry, as well as a growing «want» for outdoor activity and green space,» says Michael Stoll, economist, professor and chair of the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles.