Overton Park

about a park closest to you at this very moment. What do you think about the most in that park? Is it the wide open fields, the beautiful scenery it has, or the playgrounds that both kids and adults can enjoy? When I think of Overton Park here in Memphis, TN, all of those things come to mind. Parks are important to many people because they are free spaces everyone can go to enjoy being outdoors. A major discussion that arises with parks is how they increase public health in the community. Parks have

Rydalmere Summary Rydalmere is a Sydney suburb that is unique and growing with apartment developments going up and some renovations in the area. The local schools are within walking distance for the kids of Rydalmere, as are the nice sports ovals, parks, and playgrounds for a nice recreation culture. Rydalmere offers public transportation via ferry, trains, or buses when the locals want to venture outside their nice suburb. Living in Rydalmere puts you within five minutes of Parramatta via public

Assignment at a Park Hayden Park was an interesting place for a Freeze-Frame assignment. For those who have not heard of a Freeze-Frame, it is simply sitting in one spot for 15 to 20 minutes observing ones surroundings. So to continue, at first glance, Hayden Park is a typical Valley of the Sun type park. Most of these typical parks have grass, picnic tables, some trees, and usually some sort of sports availability such as a basketball court or soccer field, or both. In addition, the parks also have

Introduction With the rapid growth of the American population and the greater demand for work, large urban areas developed throughout the U.S. landscape. Urbanization, as it is called, is the replacement of the rural areas with more urban ones. Urbanization has impacted human behavior and wildlife as well and most likely won’t be ending anytime soon as humanity continues to push into wildlife habitats. As relative keepers of the environment, humans need to understand the impacts of urbanization

presents problems for these kids lives. The problem I am focusing on is the 9th Street Childrens Park. The problem with it is that it's getting worn down and becoming a small hazard. This problem has been becoming worse and worse over the past decade. Concerns have grown with it as well. Parents are concerned about their children's safety, and I would have to both agree and disagree. The main problem with the park is the main structure. The wood is untreated and the bolts are well past starting to rust

My group had to opportunity to observe CM Allen’s afterschool program first and meet the kids residing in the neighborhood. Upon arriving, I noticed the little playground right across the street from the KAD Korner Store and it wasn’t very big and took up most space in the area so there wasn’t a lot of open space for the kids to run around and play different, structured games like the ones we had planned. I didn’t like that the playground was across the street because the kids would run back and

area great field stretches out, and ends at the edge of a large lake. There is a light scattering of trees in the field but is quite open. Lake Park is located on Dale Mabry highway in Lutz, Florida. “Florida is home to 160 state parks covering more than 700,000 acres.” (Gall & Antone, 2012). Lake Park is a beautiful, family and pet friendly part of these parks, with lots of activities for the whole family. The breeze whispering through the trees and the sun sparkling of the water of the lakes, makes

Overfunding Parks The lessons learned from park play are not comparable to what sidewalk play has to offer. “Learning Responsibility on City Sidewalks” by Jane Jacobs opens the reader 's eyes on the benefits of simple street play. In her passage, Jane Jacobs compares the more beneficial effects of sidewalk play compared to the overpraised parks. Jacobs tells us that parks don’t build a stronger form of morality and help with developing more knowledge on city life like sidewalk play do. Park children

the first state parks . The CCC was involved with the development of 19 state parks totaling 108,608 acres5. These parks include but are not limited to Pickett, Reelfoot, Frozen Head, Norris Dam, Big Ridge, T.O. Fuller, Booker T. Washington, Harrison Bay, Cove Lake, Pickwick Landing, Cumberland Mountain, and Cedars of Lebanon. The designs and guidelines for parks in Tennessee were developed by the NPS and then constructed by the CCC. The focus of the

This suburb offers large blocks of land for residential or commercial development, unlike most of the surrounding suburbs, which makes it a rare commodity indeed. Inside the confines of Earlwood, you will find a small shopping precinct, plentiful parks and playgrounds, rare bushlands, and a beautiful cohesion of food, community, culture, trendy cafes, pizza bars, and natural beauty wrapped up in a setting that brings the old and the new together. Earlwood is often mistaken for being part of the Inner