Simple by Design: Landscapes for Deep Social Impact

Start Date

03/29/2023

End Date

03/29/2023

Description

Learn about how simple and scalable green interventions such as trees, community gardens and remediated vacant lots can provide deep impact for communities. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s (PHS) mission is to advance health and well-being through horticulture, and their “simple by design” landscape tactics have helped to improve quality of life in urban communities throughout the Philadelphia region. Explore research done by University of Pennsylvania researchers and others that shows the impact of PHS’s greening programs on factors such as health, safety, and violence and gain a deeper understanding of how the built environment can impact society.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Housing & Community Design
Urban Planning & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.25

Learning Outcomes

Learn about some of the issues and opportunities with vacant land use in Philadelphia.
Learn about cost-effective greening tools that can be implemented at scale.
Examine empirical evidence for how greening improves health, safety, and lowers violence.

Instructors

Keith Green & Julianne Schrader Ortega

Course Codes

Provider

New Directions in the American Landscape

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