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A Framework for Assessing Equitable Health Outcomes of Parks
Provides a framework for identifying how park systems improves health outcomes for users and understand how parks address health disparities.
Using the State Revolving Funds to Build Climate Resilient Communities
Recommendations for water efficiency, green infrastructure, and flood risk policies for State Revolving Funds for climate-resilient communities.
Parks That Protect: Leveraging Waterfronts for Resilient Communities
Explores seven leading-edge waterfront park projects from around the world built to protect adjacent neighborhoods from climate threats.
Inclusive Healthy Places Companion Guide for Park and Recreation Professionals
Offers a comprehensive approach to leverage inclusion and health equity that inform the planning, design, development and evaluation of public spaces.
Water Rising: Equitable Approaches to Urban Flooding
Report highlights cities that experienced flooding, summarizes context of climate change, describes priority actions for equitable resilience.
The Common Ground Framework: Building community power through park and green space engagement
This paper explores how parks and green spaces can increase a community’s power, particularly communities of historically excluded groups.
Greenspace in American Cities: How Access to Parks and Nature Can Improve Health and Well-Being
This report highlights disparities in greenspace access and outlines policy solutions that can ensure that all communities have access to public land.
DeKalb County Parks & Recreation Master Plan 2010-2020
This document is an extensive master plan from the DeKalb County Parks & Recreation Department in Georgia for 2010-2020.
Reimagining the Civic Commons: Value Capture in the Commons
A resource for organizations grappling with how to sustain operations, reinvest in communities, and ensure equitable access for all.
The Active Communities Tool (ACT): An Action Planning Guide
A guide to improve built environments and promote physical activity, and create a cross-sector action plan consistent with community context.
What Makes Parks Safe?
This research report promotes the use of parks by women and girls, by understanding and responding to the barriers to feeling safe.
Hemisfair Parkland Master Plan Agreement
Master agreement between the listed organizations for the long-term cooperative development, maintenance, and operation of the Hemisfair parkland area, as well…
Considerations for Public Pools, Hot Tubs, and Water Playgrounds During COVID-19
As public aquatic venues open, CDC offers considerations for safety for those who operate, manage, and use public pools and water playgrounds.
NRPA Park and Recreation Professionals’ Guide to Fundraising
This guide outlines the fundraising process for park and recreation agencies to work with business entities, conduct special events and help raise money.
State of Finance for Nature in Cities 2023: Time to Assess
This report examines the critical need and the challenges and opportunities for Nature-based Solutions in cities.
Austin Adopt-a-Park Program: Technical Assistance Panel Report
Urban Land Institute (ULI) Austin, as part of the ULI Cohort for Park Equity, convened a panel of experts to examine equity issues as they relate to the city’s…
Sample Concession Contract Big Basin Redwood State Park
This document is a sample contract between the State of California Department of Parks and recreation, and a concessions operator for a camp store, gift shop, …
Cooperative Agreement Between City and County of Denver and Environmental Learning for Kids
This agreement outlines the roles and responsibilities of each party related to a facility and the educational programs held there.
Ecology for Health: Design Guidance for Fostering Human Health and Biodiversity in Cities
This document provides science-based guidance for designing urban spaces that foster both human health and urban biodiversity.
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Outdoor Recreation: Exploring COVID-19 Induced Changes in Outdoor Recreation Engagement and Behaviour in New Zealand
The second of two reports that explores the impacts of the 2020 COVID-19 national lockdown on outdoor recreationists’ in New Zealand.