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'A colourful path lends charm to this small #urbangreenspace.'
'A stroll through #urbangreenspace will help you digest that turkey and dressing. And that makes room for pie! Happy Thanksgiving!'
'The enchanting #urbangreenspace Parque de Maria Luisa is called the lungs of Sevilla.'
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A thought-provoking read about #urbangreenspace in Asia, including newly developed cities. (Thanks to a friend for recommending!)

Across Asia governments and city dwellers are taking a greater interest in the development and enhancement of the region's public spaces.
jllrealviews.com
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A stroll through #urbangreenspace will help you digest that turkey and dressing. And that makes room for pie! Happy Thanksgiving!

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The enchanting #urbangreenspace Parque de Maria Luisa is called the lungs of Sevilla.

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As well as health benefits, parks stabilise communities and drive economic development.
https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/…/17/parks-not-just-picnics

New recognition of the health and safety benefits of parks is changing how the public and leaders view green spaces.
www.cnu.org

#urbangreenspace is a good place for a meeting. My meeting in #wandsworthpark this morning was very productive.

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Commonwealth Park is the first public #urbangreenspace in Gibraltar's city centre. The 2.5-acre park was built on a former car park/lot and completed in 2014. It is one of the finest urban green spaces I've seen.

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Yosemite National Park

There is nothing quite like Yosemite Valley as a storm clears.

It's Election Day! Remember, #urbangreenspace has a calming effect.

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After too much time stuck at a desk, I'm happy to be back in the field - literally - for my #urbangreenspace research.

Urban Parks Girl's photo.
Urban Parks Girl's photo.
Urban Parks Girl's photo.

Vacant & abandoned lands can be used as essential #urbangreenspace, but are they destined to be transitory by their very nature?

A derelict site in Peterborough’s city centre was transformed into a vibrant community garden by volunteers, but is now under threat from privatisation. Artist Jessie Brennan shares the voices of those defending their right to the city
theguardian.com

Another proposal for #urbangreenspace in a garden bridge across the Thames. This one's a much more modest proposal.

A project to create a ‘green link’ between Barnes and Chiswick has made further progress with visualisations of what the Thames Promenade would look like now published by an architect involved in the scheme. A team of residents is hoping to restore the unused Victorian rail bridge spanning the Thame...
allanfuller.co.uk

The time change didn't keep me from discovering new #urbangreenspace on this crisp autumn day.

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#urbangreenspace is not always green, as autumn shows us.

Most of us don't care how it happens, as long as it happens. After a long, steamy summer, we need that cool fall fix. Scientists, however, know the annual event is a delicate balance of pigments, sunlight, moisture, chemicals, hormones, temperatures, length of daylight, location and genetic traits.
www.dispatch.com

#urbangreenspace is often called an extension of people's homes, which makes actions such as this builder's all the more offensive.

Builder likely to face court action after flytip discovery in Earlsfield park - A builder who thought it was okay to dump a huge pile of rubble, timber and other unwanted construction materials in a small local park is being investigated by the council and faces the prospect of a big fine and potent...
wandsworth.gov.uk|By Wandsworth Council

In case you don't have enough incentive to vote on 8 November, there's this...

They were in Seattle and elsewhere. And counties from California to Ohio have proposed parks levies for the November ballot, whether it’s to simply maintain park space or add more in underserved areas.
www.routefifty.com

A walk through #urbangreenspace on the way to the doctor's office makes me feel better already.

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I live among London's pocket parks & green spaces. My research focuses on how we deliver and manage green space in growing & changing urban areas.