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  • Whose knowledge counts? GIS-based surveys and community engagement

     

    Application areas of GIS for health-responsive planning and management of urban green spaces in the city of Espoo, Finland My Espoo on the map – application of GIS for collecting residents’ views and

    Viktoria Soos

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  • Maptionnaire - community engagement platform for map-based tools

    Presented at Health & Greenspace workshop 04.03.2021 by Festa Isufi, Community Engagement Advocate & Inbound Lead at Maptionnaire

    Viktoria Soos

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  • The use of GIS for health-responsive planning and management of urban green spaces

    Presenation by Katalin Bunyevácz, URBACT ad-hoc expert. Health & Greenspace workshop, 04.03.2021

    Viktoria Soos

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  • How citizens take over public park maintenance in Espoo

    Imagine, that you were given a public park of your own to take care of – you can cut the grass, clear off brushwood or remove invasive species, even to mow reed at the shores of a lake or sea. In

    Viktoria Soos

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    The relationship between walkability and urban green spaces

    The relationship between walkability and urban green spaces – presentation at the 2nd Health&Greenspace Conference by Samu Szemerey, Lechner Knowledge Centre, The Hungarian Contemporary Architecture

    Viktoria Soos

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    Planning and designing green spaces for health and well-being

    Planning and designing green spaces for health and well-being. Presentation by Owen Douglas, The Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA, Ireland) at our 2nd Health & Greenspace Academy

    Viktoria Soos

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    Promoting walkability and street life in cities

    The URBACT Space4People Network and promoting walkability and street life in cities. Presentation by Claus Köllinger, Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, at our 2nd Health & Greenspace Academy

    Viktoria Soos

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  • Turning an urban heat island into an ecological and recreational lung

    Salamanca Avenue will have a new green space on its boulevard

     

    Viktoria Soos

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    Finding well-being in the forest

    According to research, spending time in nature can lead to significant health benefits. In Espoo, promoting well-being is now easier than before, thanks to the new Olari health nature trail in the

    Viktoria Soos

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