(video) Facilitating Children’s Outdoor Play in Post-Disaster contexts
Helen Woolley hosted an inspiring 15 minute talk on Facilitating Children’s Outdoor Play in Post-disaster contexts during the “Young People and the ‘New Urban Agenda’: addressing key themes of Habitat lll” conference in Birmingham on 14-15 September 2016. Helen takes the audience through the effects of the triple disaster in Japan and illustrates the vital importance of play for children in these post-disaster situations.
Nature knows best - Could embracing wildflowers improve garden resilience?
Emma Lewis
wildflowers represent nature’s optimum; natural selection occurring over many generations has promoted the traits that give the best chance of survival
Wildflowers appear to be very much in fashion this season, with many of the designers at RHS Chelsea Read more…
Reviving Green Spaces Between Houses
Helen Woolley
A high percentage of urban green spaces in our UK cities is that within which social housing is set. Although the original intention was that these green space should be everybody’s in reality many of them have become nobody’s. Read more…
Reflecting on the Urban River in India
In the fast-paced urbanization of India’s cities, it can be hard to find public open spaces to take refuge from the day-to-day hustle and bustle. Read more…
Designing for Diversity
From Brick Lane to Liverpool, we know that urban places have been shaped by migration for many decades. But with the EU membership referendum and increased resettlement of refugees across Europe, it seems timely to examine what this means for professional remits within the built environment. Read more…
