Courses
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WPA - Parks and Public Health Issue Mitigation: A Case Study
This course is designed for park and public agency employees who are responsible for public health and safety in parks. A smoke-free playground issue will be covered.
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Strategies for Creating Large Canopied Trees in Urban Areas
Trees are as important as ever in our growing cities – the need to provide large canopied shade trees to cool cities is important. Providing adequate root volumes to allow large healthy trees to grow without infrastructure conflicts is also important.
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Parks and Public Art: Highlighting the Intrinsic Qualities of Parks and Public Spaces
In this webcast participants will learn to think about green space as a canvas; a piece of art where people can interact with everyday landscape in a new and temporary way. Ralf Witthaus, International Land-Artist based in Germany, will provide examples from the Federal Lawn Show in Cologne and other lawnmower drawings to teach a creative and alternative approach to incorporate art in public parks.
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Keys to Success for Affordable Net Zero Energy Buildings
This webcast provides helpful tools for building affordable net zero energy buildings. Participants will learn from real life experiences with a case study. They will also learn the benefits of building a net zero energy facility. Learn MoreFree -
Introduction to the Human Health and Natural Environments Series
In this course you will explore the core concepts covered in the seven courses in the Human Health and Natural Environments series.
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History of Parks: Conceptual Justification for Developing and Maintaining Parks
This recorded webcast is designed for park and public agency employees who are interested in the history of parks. The session will include historical details, drawings and photographs of the people and places who make up the story, their objectives, successes and failures.
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Environmental Health & Public Lands
In this course, you will develop an understanding of how the health of the environment directly affects human health. We will discuss issues related to the contamination of public lands and the importance of regulating chemicals. We will also explore how environmental health is directly influenced by legal actions.
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