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How Green Infrastructure Grows Safer, Stronger Neighborhoods and Healthier People
Ming Kuo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BECC 2016
How Green Infrastructure Grows Safer, Stronger Neighborhoods and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
How Green Infrastructure Grows Safer, Stronger Neighborhoods and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
How Green Infrastructure Grows Safer, Stronger Neighborhoods and Healthier People Ming Kuo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BECC 2016 Per Square Mile Human evolutionary history Human history from the Stone Age Stone Age the
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Per Square Mile
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Human history from the Stone Age
Human evolutionary history
Stone Age the present
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Human evolutionary history
Stone Age the present
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–all zoos, ever
Organisms in unfit habitats undergo social, psychological, and physical breakdown.
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Social breakdown
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- Aggression and violence
Social breakdown
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Social breakdown
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Social breakdown
William Sullivan
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Social breakdown
- WITHOUT UF: more aggression, violence, police
reports of assault, battery, robberies, homicide, thefts, burglaries, arson, total crime, loneliness…
- WITH UF: more neighborhood social ties, social
activities, social support, trust, altruism, generosity, feelings of belonging, feeling safe…
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Psychological breakdown
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- Academic Achievement
Psychological breakdown
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- Academic achievement
- Depression
Psychological breakdown
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- WITHOUT UF: more clinical depression, anxiety
disorders, ADHD, sadness, fatigue, stress, distress, procrastination, impulsivity, …
- WITH UF: more academic achievement, ability to
concentrate, effectiveness in managing major life issues, delay of gratification, feelings of self- worth, awe, vitality, relaxation, capacity for independent living…
Psychological breakdown
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Physical breakdown
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- cardiovascular disease
Physical breakdown
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- Cardiovascular disease
- Diabetes mellitus
Physical breakdown
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- WITHOUT UF: more cardiovascular disease,
diabetes mellitus, obesity, upper respiratory tract infections (colds), musculoskeletal complaints, COPD, acute urinary tract infections, vertigo, migraine/severe headaches, cancer…
- WITH UF: more adiponectin, DHEA, healing from
surgery, normalized blood glucose, birth
- utcomes, immune functioning…
Physical breakdown
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“vitamin N”
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Big doses have big effects
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Big doses have big effects
Memorial Sloan Kettering
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Tiny doses have real effects
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Tiny doses have real effects
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Everyday doses have huge effects
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Everyday doses have huge effects
citinature.org
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In sum,
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In sum,
- Contact with nature is important for social,
psychological, and physical health
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In sum,
- Contact with nature is important for social,
psychological, and physical health
- It works like a vitamin
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In sum,
- Contact with nature is important for social,
psychological, and physical health
- It works like a vitamin
- Its impacts on health are huge; every bit helps,
and everyday nature is crucial
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Suggestions
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Suggestions
- WHERE
- Put GI where it maximizes GPM: Green-
Person Minutes
- Put GI where disease burdens are the highest
and green is least
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You can see poverty from space
Per Square Mile
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Suggestions
- WHAT KIND OF GI?
- Phytotropic GI -- use species-wide techniques
for maximizing GPM
- User-specific GI
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Suggestions
- HOW TO DO GI?
- Work with users in design
- ... In installation
- ... In maintenance
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