World Parks Academy Webinar: Healthy Parks Healthy Cities Statement Release - World Cities Day 2020

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Healthy Parks Healthy Cities Statement Release - World Cities Day 2020

It is recognized that in the next 40 years, urban populations are expected to grow by more than 2 billion people, resulting in around two-thirds of all people living in cities by 2050. Therefore, the challenge of society to meet the growing pressure of modern urban development across the world is immense. The recent global COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the essential role parks and open spaces play by allowing people in cities to recreate safely, seek nature, and relieve stress during these unusual times. The World Urban Parks Association recognizes that parks, open space, and urban nature play a unique and significant role in creating healthy cities, healthy people, and healthy societies. The World Urban Parks calls upon all city leaders and park managers around the world to take action and consider the important role that parks play in creating healthy cities and communities.

Learning Objectives

• Represent and promote the role of parks in contributing to healthy cities.
• Accumulate, develop, and spread knowledge relating to the contribution healthy parks make to healthy cities.
• Advocate, expand cross-sector engagement, improve equity of access, and effect change at international, national, regional, and local levels of the     contribution that parks make to cities social, economic, and environmental needs for livability, healthy, climate change mitigation and sustainability.

Speakers

• Kirsten Jackson
• Hannah Chapman-Carr
• AP Diaz
• Tim Geyer
• Jo Hopkins
• Dom Regester/Clare Shine
• Jayne Miller
• Moderator: Mark Camley

Dates & Times (Times are listed as local start times)

Toronto: Friday October 30th 4:30 PM
London: Friday October 30th 8:30 PM
Cape Town: Friday day October 30th 10:30 PM
Melbourne: Saturday October 31st 7:30 AM
Auckland: Saturday October 31st 9:30 AM

Webinar URL

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