Balancing Green Space with the Built Environment Part 2 - Parks and Open Spaces /
Eighty percent of our population lives in cities. But too few of our citizens have access to open space and public parks. City parks and open space improve our physical and psychological health, strengthen our communities, raise property values, and make our neighborhoods more attractive and desirab...
| Other Authors: | Infobase,, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
PBS,
[2009]
Distributed by Infobase, |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (22 min., 46 sec)) : sound, color. |
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Going to Green.
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| Summary: |
Eighty percent of our population lives in cities. But too few of our citizens have access to open space and public parks. City parks and open space improve our physical and psychological health, strengthen our communities, raise property values, and make our neighborhoods more attractive and desirable places to live and work in. This chapter highlights cities that have created green open space for the betterment of not only environmental health, but for economic viability as well. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally released by PBS, 2009. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 01, 2018. Cities (3:37); Philadelphia (3:16); Chicago (7:45); Community Involvement in Parks (3:22); Gathering Places (3:40); Credits: Balancing Green Space with the Built Environment: Part 2 - Parks and Open Spaces (0:11); Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Eighty percent of our population lives in cities. But too few of our citizens have access to open space and public parks. City parks and open space improve our physical and psychological health, strengthen our communities, raise property values, and make our neighborhoods more attractive and desirable places to live and work in. This chapter highlights cities that have created green open space for the betterment of not only environmental health, but for economic viability as well. Academic/AP. Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (22 min., 46 sec)) : sound, color. |
| Format: |
Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
Academic/AP. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |