PBS
Why Doctors Are Increasingly Prescribing Nature
As rates of chronic disease among children have skyrocketed over the past few decades, pediatricians have increasingly looked for solutions beyond the clinic. Sometimes that means actually prescribing time outside. Special correspondent...
TED Talks
Rishi Manchanda: What makes us get sick? Look upstream
Rishi Manchanda has worked as a doctor in South Central Los Angeles for a decade, where he’s come to realize: His job isn’t just about treating a patient’s symptoms, but about getting to the root cause of what is making them ill—the...
TED Talks
Dan Barasch: A park underneath the hustle and bustle of New York City
Dan Barasch and James Ramsey have a crazy plan — to create a park, filled with greenery, underneath New York City. The two are developing the Lowline, an underground greenspace the size of a football field. They're building it in a...
Curated Video
The Rising Toll of Floods
Each year, flooding kills around 100 Americans and displaces some 75,000 from their homes. And as sea levels rise, storms dump more and more rain, and dams and levees continue aging and increasingly failing, the cost of flooding is...
Curated Video
Volunteerism and Your Community
Dr. Forrester describes the concept of volunteerism and how it can make a community better.
The Guardian
The story of No 20: how does a London family home end up empty in 2018?
This is the Portland street estate, a community ravaged by years of cuts. The council made a bold move in an attempt to turn the estate around – but how did the £1 homes experiment turn out?
The Wall Street Journal
Jeanne Gang on the Role of Architecture at a Time of Global Crisis
Architect Jeanne Gang, founding principal and partner of Studio Gang, discusses how the evolution of cities across the world has been accelerated by Covid-19 and why flexible buildings are critical for a sustainable future.
Next Animation Studio
Old railway to be converted into a green corridor in Taiwan
An old railway in central Taiwan will soon be designed into a public green space, reports Taiwan News.
Curated Video
Vancouver seeks public input for Portside Greenway on city's east side
New ReviewThe seven-kilometre-long Portside Greenway, which runs along Vancouver's northern edge from Gastown, east towards the border with Burnaby, has been a city planning priority for 30 years. Chris Darwent, associate director of...
Curated Video
What is tree equity, and why does it matter?
New ReviewA new report is shedding light on which Ottawa neighbourhoods have the most shade, and which areas are the most in need of trees.
Curated Video
Winnipeg sites for new supportive housing leave some neighbours concerned
New ReviewFive properties currently owned by the City of Winnipeg have been selected to be redeveloped into supportive housing for people facing housing barriers, including those who are homeless. But the plan is already raising concerns among...
Curated Video
Lafayette Estates residents speak out against new development in the area
Shareholders and renters at Lafayette Estates in Soundview are protesting two new residential buildings that they say management will build on the property.
Curated Video
House approves appropriations package that will funnel millions to Hudson Valley projects
The United States House of Representatives approved the bipartisan appropriations package, which means millions of dollars for community projects in the Hudson Valley.
Curated Video
Montreal is building dozens of 'sponge parks' to soak up excess rain
As climate change drives heavier rainfalls, some cities are turning to a natural solution where green spaces act as sponges that soak up excess rain.
Curated Video
How to Make Sure Your House Doesn't Become a Money Pit
John Gidding, designer and host of HGTV's Curb Appeal: The Block, joins Cheddar News to provide some advice on how to avoid turning your home into a money pit.
Curated Video
Study Finds Living Near Green Spaces Adds Years to Life
Study Finds Living Near Green Spaces Adds Years to Life
Curated Video
Millions of Canadians try to stay cool during heat wave
Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for millions living in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and P.E.I., with residents doing their best to stay cool.
Curated Video
What cities can do to combat climate change
Andrew Chang talks to three Canadian experts about how they're helping cities deal with the effects of climate change and the differences, big and small, that communities can make to reduce them.
Curated Video
How cities can confront climate change
The National’s Andrew Chang talks to three experts working to help cities curb their climate impact and grow more resilient to a changing planet.
Curated Video
How to increase biodiversity across cities
Cities and their surrounding areas are expanding. And this dramatically affects ecosystems. Urban areas are often perceived to have lower biodiversity than the countryside, but some recent studies suggest that urban land can support...
Curated Video
420 Carroll Gardens expands Gowanus green spaces, opens waterfront artist studios to bring public in on rezoned canal
The development at 420 Carroll St., which opened in February, includes a public park, retail space and artist studios. It is part of a broader effort to revitalize the neighborhood’s waterfront.
Curated Video
Yellowknife green space could become housing, but some residents aren't happy
The city says the rezoning plans started in 2023, when several land parcels were looked at for future housing development. Willow Flats was one of those five at the time. Nadeer Hashmi has more.
Curated Video
The Royal disputes flyers arguing Matthew Perry house will destroy green space
The house would sit on land at the Royal Ottawa’s mental health centre and would provide transitional, supportive housing for those who have completed addictions treatment. A community group is opposing the plans.
Curated Video
Montreal to invest $90M to build greenbelt around controversial industrial project in east end
The City of Montreal fought to stop Ray-Mont Logistics from creating a container yard in Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, but lost in court. Now, it says it’s trying to make the best out of a bad situation. Meanwhile, residents who oppose...