World Urban Parks has five advocacy committees that work on diverse initiatives all working towards creating greener and more livable communities.
These committees are a great way to connect with international colleagues and work together towards our common goals.
Whether by necessity or choice, more children around the world are living in urban areas. For the first time in human history, we are now more urban than rural society, with 55% of the global population now living in cities and growing rapidly.
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It was recognized that large urban parks can have unique socio-cultural environmental and economic roles and issues. A World Urban Parks-hosted web conference of large urban parks leaders in November 2015 endorsed a term of reference and proposed a Large Urban Parks executive committee and initial activities to facilitate a Large Urban Parks Network.
Urban parks and green infrastructure (GI) play a significant role in climate change through education, mitigation, and adaptation. Parks are also critical infrastructure for urban resilience. In addition to the immense challenge posed by climate change, cities around the world face shocks and stressors of all kinds daily.
A healthy city sustains healthy people. For the first time in history, more of the planets' population now live in urban areas. There are growing public health concerns including rising global rates of chronic diseases such as obesity, hypertension, depression, and anxiety.
Older adults make up an increasing percentage of the population in many countries and often, as we age, parks become increasingly inaccessible. Therefore, although parks are public spaces should connect individuals of all ages and backgrounds, we need to ensure that these spaces are truly accessible for all to enjoy.
It was recognized that largeurban parks can have unique socio-cultural environmental and economic roles and issues. A World Urban Parks-hosted web conference of large urban parks leaders in November 2015 endorsed a term of reference and proposed a Large Urban Parks executive committee and initial activities to facilitate a Large Urban Parks Network.
Urban parks and green infrastructure (GI) play a significant role in climate change through education, mitigation, and adaptation. Parks are also critical infrastructure for urban resilience. In addition to the immense challenge posed by climate change, cities around the world face shocks and stressors of all kinds daily. Parks may not be able to solve all these problems, but they are key to inclusive, resilient, and regenerative urban development.
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