ParkXChange Resource Library

Resources for Urban Park Professionals

This searchable library hosts helpful park resource documents, including cross-sector MOUs, equity action plans, agreements for park maintenance and operations, dog park and concession management, green infrastructure development and maintenance, community benefits, arts and cultural programming and events, as well as other resource guides and technical tools to support park partnerships.

  • Report

    Associations of Greenness, Parks, and Blue Space With Neurodegenerative Disease Hospitalizations Among Older US Adults

    JAMA Network Open

    A study of Medicare beneficiaries suggests that nature may also help protect against the risk of developing certain neurodegenerative disorders.

  • Case Study

    Inequalities in urban greenness and epigenetic aging: Different associations by race and neighborhood socioeconomic status

    Science Advances

    This research article studies the association between exposure to greenness and epigenetic aging in a large, biracial U.S. urban cohort.

  • Report

    2022 Outdoor Participation Trends Report

    Outdoor Foundation

    This research study examines interest in outdoor recreation after the COVID pandemic disruption.

  • Report

    Neighborhood Park Service: Strategies to create an equitable and activated park system for the District of Columbia

    Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness, with assistance from Catherine O’Donnell, GW Climate and Health Institute

    This report provides policy recommendations for how the NPS and Congress can leverage greenspaces to create a better park system in Washington, DC.

  • Case Study

    Development Fees and Park Equity in Los Angeles

    Journal of the American Planning Association

    This case study evaluates whether the equity-motivated changes in Los Angeles’ park fees ordinance (known as Quimby) resulted in equity gains.

  • Report

    State of Finance for Nature in Cities 2023: Time to Assess

    United Nations Environment Program, Report authors: Eugénie L. Birch; Mauricio Rodas; Samuel Geldin; Amanda Lloyd

    This report examines the critical need and the challenges and opportunities for Nature-based Solutions in cities.

  • Case Study

    Parks That Protect: Leveraging Waterfronts for Resilient Communities

    Urban Land Institute

    Explores seven leading-edge waterfront park projects from around the world built to protect adjacent neighborhoods from climate threats.

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