Director of Urban Forestry and Professor of Urban and Community Forestry CNUC and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States
Creating ideal urban greenspaces as perfect places starts with sensible designs. You will explore how our eight senses (yes not five) and three spaces (home-work-away) are vital to understand when creating an urban forest utopia. We will explore the multitude of research related to creating a better built environment.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe how humans sense urban green spaces through numerous ways.
Upon completion, the participant will be able realize and define three spaces that people live within and how to integrate urban green spaces into these locations.
Upon completion, the participant will be able to describe design principles of urban forests and green spaces to improve society through reduced crime, increased mental health and other beneficial outcomes.