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2 February 2023

Episode 590

30 minutes


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How has the way in which we perceive our parks changed and how have planners adjusted to our current needs? We explore examples of well-considered green space and ponder what’s next for the park.

2 February 2023

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Chapter 1

13 minutes


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Chapter 1

‘Parks of the 21st Century’

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Victoria Newhouse and Alex Pisha join us to discuss their recent book and some best-practice examples of city parks.

13 minutes

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Chapter 2

8 minutes

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Chapter 2

Edmonton, Alberta

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Monocle’s Sheena Rossiter visits a recently opened park in Edmonton, Alberta, which is helping Canada’s Indigenous peoples to reclaim space in the city centre.

8 minutes

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Edmonton, Alberta

Chapter 3

3 minutes


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Dallas, Texas

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Monocle’s Christopher Lord explores Dallas’s efforts to counteract its dependence on cars and slowly re-green its urban spaces.

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Dallas, Texas

Chapter 4

5 minutes


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Chapter 4

Parkly

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Monocle’s Petri Burtsoff meets Daniel Bumann, CEO of Finnish urban-furniture firm Parkly.

5 minutes

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