Maddie H.Dog Parks as Urban Green SpacesFor our final project, my group decided to focus on dog parks and how they contribute to urban green spaces. We will be analyzing…Nov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
Maddie H.Life in the Desert — Trees for Semi-Arid SpacesThe climate here in Tucson can be brutal — especially on the plantlife. The lack of year-round water can really pose a problem for keeping…Oct 23, 2021Oct 23, 2021
Maddie H.Trees are Cool — The Benefits of Green SpacesJonghoon Park, Jun-Hyun Kim, Wonmin Sohn, & Dong-Kun Lee’s scientific journal “Urban Cooling Factors” focuses on methods for combating…Oct 14, 20211Oct 14, 20211
Maddie H.The COVID-19 pandemic has affected just about every aspect of human life.To determine whether or not nature could be an effective tool in decreasing these mental health issues, the researchers decided to observe…Sep 16, 2021Sep 16, 2021
Maddie H.Urban Forestry in Los AngelesGary Polakivoc’s article explores USC’s “Urban Trees Initiative” within the city of Los Angeles. This initiative partners experts from…Sep 9, 20211Sep 9, 20211
Maddie H.Blogging About Blogging: Post #1Last semester, one of my courses briefly touched on the topic of how oceans are being impacted by global warming. Ever since then, I’ve…Sep 2, 2021Sep 2, 2021