Living Landscapes Podcast
New Podcast Explores the Intersection of Community and Environmental Design in Landscape Architecture
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN (November 15, 2024) – The Living Landscapes podcast, hosted by undergraduate and graduate student staff with the Purdue University Center for Community & Environmental Design (CCED), launches today. This podcast delves into the fascinating world of landscape architecture, exploring how this field can help create thriving communities and sustainable environments. Listeners can expect to learn about innovative design approaches, cutting-edge research, and inspiring stories of community engagement.
The CCED has been providing design and planning support to communities since 1976. The center seeks to partner with Midwest communities to develop solutions addressing social and ecological issues. The CCED also provides design solutions grounded in research, regional analysis, and environmental design. “This is a student-driven initiative based on their desire to share and explore environmental design with the larger community,” says the Director of the CCED, Dr. Aaron Thompson. “I’m excited to provide my staff the opportunity to engage in conversations exploring the many ways that landscape architecture can positively impact the world.”
Living Landscapes is available on Podbean https://tinyurl.com/LivingLandscapesPodcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.
For more information about the Living Landscapes podcast, expressions of interest to work with us, or to learn more about opportunities to partner with the CCED to enhance your community, visit https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/thompsonlab/ or contact Dr. Aaron Thompson (awthomps@purdue.edu).
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Episode Descriptions and Resources:
Planning | 1. What is Community and Environmental Planning?
Grace Lentz and Colby Smock sit down to introduce the topic of community and environmental planning in order to answer the series’ guiding question: What is the importance of community in environmental planning?
Key reference: FNR-624-W – Environmental Planning (purdue.edu)
Sources:
Wisconsin Extension: https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/landusetraining/introduction-to-community-planning/#:~:text=What%20is%20Community%20Planning%3F,and%20function%20in%20the%20future
University of Georgia: https://cviog.uga.edu/services-and-research/planning-and-environmental-services/environmental-planning-and-natural-resource-planning.html
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Planning | 2. Community Planning in Action.
Grace talks with Ashley Newson, a Community Planner with the National Park Service, about her work in the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program and her experiences with the planning process.
NPS – Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/rtca/index.htm
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Planning | 3. Community and Environmental Planning Research.
Grace and Colby talk about their personal experiences with planning, as well as conclusions they have come to in the quest to answer the question “What is the importance of community in environmental planning?”
Interested in learning more about conservation in Northwest Indiana? Follow: @incoastalconservation on Instagram.
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What is Environmental Design?
Ishraq Awashra, Colby Smock, and Grace Lentz take listeners across the Purdue University campus, engaging fellow students and faculty in a thought-provoking discussion about the meaning of “environmental design.”
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Sustainability | 1. Thinking Locally
Exploring the Path to Sustainable Communities.
This episode explores sustainable communities, asking “What does a sustainable community look like?” Hosts Hannah Kmetz & Colby Smock examine local & global green initiatives, offering insights into sustainability’s multifaceted nature. This episode provides a foundational understanding of key components.
Key References:
Purdue Sports utilizing West Lafayette Go Greener: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/2024/Q2/new-initiatives-underway-to-address-food-waste-on-west-lafayette-campus/
Steps to getting a food waste bin: Food Waste | West Lafayette, IN
Sources:
-Purdue LEED Builidngs: Buildings – Physical Facilities – Purdue University
-Master Gardners of Tippecanoe: Master Gardener Association of Tippecanoe County (tippecanoemastergardener.org)
-Go Green Commission West Lafayette: https://www.wlgogreener.com/resources