by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 7, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Toronto Sun Increased appreciation for nature in the city and creative use of space suggests that demand will be on the upswing for years to come Park People, Canada’s city park network just released its 3rd annual Canadian City Parks Report, which...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Dec 7, 2019 | Stories
Original source: CityTalk (ICLEI) “The federal government is neglecting the Amazon Rainforest. They’re not committed to the forest. And they’re leaving people who live in the forest very vulnerable.” Those words didn’t come from a New York Times editorial, but rather...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | May 9, 2019 | Stories
Original source: Child in the City We intrinsically know that cities are made up of bricks and mortar… from buildings, bridges and highways to other hard assets. But increasingly, urbanists are using the analogy of a ‘living organism’ to describe cities, reflecting...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Sep 10, 2018 | Stories
Original source: Postmedia network If you live in an urban setting, then whether you know it or not that tree on your property big or small, is part of an urban forest. And while many of us have difficulty grasping the concept of an urban forest (we literally can’t...
