GPB Virtual Leaning Journey: Georgia Forests
Take your students on an interactive journey through the working forests of Georgia to learn about forest ecosystems, food webs, and life cycles, as well as forestry management processes, career opportunities, and much more. Key concepts are presented through text, images, videos, 360º tours, and interactive elements.
Green Cities: Place Attachment & Meaning
Place attachment and meaning are particularly relevant when considering issues of urban development and community-building. Attachment and meaning emerge from a variety of experiences and situations, and are often related to parks, green spaces, and natural areas. Learn more with this brief summary.
Green Cities: Safe Streets
his article surveys the research on roadside vegetation benefits, and the scientific evidence concerning city trees, and transportation safety.
Green Cities: Social & Cultural Strengths
Urban green spaces can provide a neutral space within which people come together, social interactions occur (that include people from different backgrounds), and relationships or partnerships take form. Read this briefing for research studies.
Green Cities: Crime & Public Safety
This briefing summarizes the research findings on the relationship between urban vegetation and crimes, aggressive behavior, and safety.
Green Cities: Reduced Risk
Trees and vegetation can dampen ambient noise, improve air quality, cool over-heated urban centers, and be a food security solution.
Green Cities: Work & Learning
Places that incorporate or are located near nature can help remedy mental fatigue and restore one’s ability to focus on tasks. The result can be better performance in the work place and classroom.
Green Cities: Active Living
Recent research indicates that quality outdoor environments affect activity attitudes and behaviors. Urban greening contributes to more walkable places.
Green Cities: Good Health
Metro nature – including trees, parks, gardens, and natural areas – enhance quality of life in cities and towns. The experience of nature improves human health and well-being in many ways. review these scientific studies that tell us how.
Green Local Economies
Rad this article to learn about economic benefits of trees in cities.