To learn more about Healthy Cities and other city’s urban ecology projects please explore the following videos and links.
Global Green Maps Introductory Video
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This video is from the Global Green Maps website. It gives a tutorial on Green Mapping and how to begin starting a mapping project.
Detroit – Building the Green City
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A documentary in the works that explores the potential of revitalizing a shrinking city by reclaiming its vacant lands for agricultural development.
Insights into a Lively Downtown (Urban Planning, Ann Arbor, Michigan)
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What makes a downtown district appealing? Why do people go out of their way to walk down one side of the street and not the other? Using the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan as a case study, this exploration of successful downtown streets weaves together pedestrian interviews with footage of streetscapes and sidewalk behavior to show what healthy blocks have in common.
Edens Philadelphia Sample
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Excerpts from the 4 hour PBS mini-series Edens Lost & Found episode “Philadelphia: The Holy Experiment” Executive Producers Harry Wiland & Dale Bell; Directed by Harry Wiland; Produced, Written & Edited by Beverly Baroff. Narrator/Host Actor David Morse. This series chronicles how individuals and communities are attempting to make their cities better through urban ecology and “green” living.
Edens Los Angeles Sample
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Excerpts from the 4 hour PBS mini-series Edens Lost & Found “Los Angeles: Dream a Different City.” Executive Producers Harry Wiland & Dale Bell; Directed by Harry Wiland: Produced, Written & Edited by Beverly Baroff; Host/ Narrator Jimmy Smits. This series chronicles how individuals and communities are attempting to make their cities better through urban ecology and sustainable living.
Green Map Official Website
Baltimore’s Green Map Website
