Working Towards the Homegrown National Park
Faculty Mentor
Patrick Hurley
Course
ENV-332 Urbanization and the Environment
Files
Link to Story Map
Description
This Story Map discusses the history of conventional suburban development such as tract housing, neighborhood design and the cultural norms of lawn care in suburban U.S. neighborhoods. It provides suggestions for introducing biophilic areas in these spaces and notes the barriers hindering their adoption. Finally, it details the components of a proposed biophilic garden design and an example placement in a local neighborhood.
Publication Date
Spring 2022
Keywords
green spaces, suburban development, tract housing, garden design, biophilia, lawns
Disciplines
Environmental Studies | Urban Studies and Planning
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Jump, Natalie; Ronzoni, Jennifer; Holzapfel, Tim; and Nowacki, Jake, "Working Towards the Homegrown National Park" (2022). Biophilic Cities and Suburbs. 6.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/biophilic_suburbs/6
