Towards the end of her two-year contract, Amalie was invited by Landscape Australia to share some personal reflections on the RISE project.
Read the article here.
Read moreReflections on RISE
Muanivatu settlement, Suva, Fiji. Image: RISE.
RISE - A New Challenge
Recently, Amalie joined an international team working on an action-research program at the intersections of health, environment, and water and sanitation.
Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environment (RISE) is trialling a new water sensitive approach to water and sanitation management in 24 informal settlements across Makassar, Indonesia and Suva, Fiji.
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Read moreIt's Not What You Know...
"Wow! I never realised landscape architecture was so cool!"
"Oh FFS, sit down and let me tell you all about it..."
Research & Data
Image: Freeway Park in Seattle
Four articles captured our attention this month.
Two described the results of research into the benefits of nature in alleviating symptoms of depression.
Two more described ways in which huge publicly accessible data about US cities have been translated into informative and visually arresting formats.
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Read moreHealth: take a Mood Walk
This fabulous province-wide initiative in Ontario, promotes 'green exercise' - taking a walk in nature - to help improve physical and mental health.
The pilot project, run 2013-2015, focussed on older adults, but helps a wide range of mental health associations supporting the broader community.
Stroll by the Mood Walks website here.
Read moreResearch: Environmental Performance Index →
Yale and Columbia Universities have lead the research underpinning the 2016 Environmental Performance Index.
Now in its 15th year, the EPI provides "a global view of environmental performance and country by country metrics to inform decision-making".
Of the 180 countries ranked, Australia comes in at 13.
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