Registration Eligibility
ASLA online learning opportunities are open to all. ASLA members may purchase this presentation at a reduced rate. This is a 2022 conference session.
Start Date
12/12/2024
End Date
12/11/2026
Description
How are new parks within old cities different, and what makes them important? The session will explore the ways these parks can contrast yet complement their contexts, strike new social and cultural constructs, and respond to ecological and infrastructural needs.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Parks & Recreation
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.50
Learning Outcomes
Learn how design of new parks within old cities can respect historical context while transforming the urban fabric to create remarkable new landscapes and destinations.; Learn how new parks within old cities can uniquely address pressing issues of today: sustainability, inequity and aging infrastructure.; Explore how public outreach can reach a highly diverse cross-section of people and achieve meaningful engagement.; Hear case studies for how feasibility enactment of planning, government policies, and philanthropic and foundation participation can make these projects happen.
Instructors
Mary Margaret J. Jones, FASLA; Lizzie Woods; Julia E. Czerniak, ASLA
Course Codes
Provider
American Society of Landscape Architects