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Whether they’re dealing with smoke from wildfires, living through severe storms, or staying inside because of COVID-19, children are being forced to see the world differently in 2020. How they are learning and what they are learning about the world is quickly changing as many environmental and health threats occur simultaneously. Chawla was recently asked to write a comprehensive literature review for the British Ecological Society journal People and Nature, about how children connect with nature these days. Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today caught up with Chawla to discuss her findings in the context of a year with many environmental challenges.
A literature review by Louise Chawla, professor emerita at the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ and CEDaR fellow, finds that children are happier and more likely to protect the natural world when they have a greater connection to it, but this connection is complex and can also generate negative emotions linked to issues like climate change. The review was published in the British Ecological Society Journal People and Nature.
Louise Chawla, professor emerita in the Program in Environmental Design and CEDaR fellow, received a 2020 SHIFT (Shaping How We Invest for Tomorrow) Award for Research for her investigations of connections between access to nature, children’s health and wellbeing, and childhood sources of lifelong care for the natural world.
In a university-city partnership organized by CEDaR, the Longmont Downtown Development Authority plans to use designs created by Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder ENVD students to help transform St. Stephen's Plaza on Main Street from a little-used space to a creative hub and gathering place.
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's Community Engagement, Design and Research Center (CEDaR) recently unveiled a website providing essential information that supports residents of Colorado mobile/manufactured home (MH) owners, including information useful during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through a generous commitment from the Colorado Health Foundation, our work with the Colorado Coalition of Manufactured Home Owners (CoCoMHO) is helping renters and owners of manufactured housing in Colorado play an active role in policy discussions regarding protections of Colorado’s more than 900 mobile home parks.
In an interview with Colorado Public Radio, hear Mara Mintzer, director of Growing Up Boulder, speak about the creation of the nation's first "child-friendly city map."
More than 175 participants attended our 2019 Community Building Colorado-Style Conference, entitled, "Squeezed Out: Challenges of Diversity and Affordability in Colorado Communities," which brought together leaders from neighborhoods, towns, cities and the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ. The Oct. 25 conference focused on the challenges that Colorado communities face.
Winners have been announced for the Urban Solutions Design Award, sponsored by the American Planning Association (APA) and Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's Community Engagement, Design and Research Center (CEDaR).
The third Fall Forum for Manufactured Home Owners, planned by Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's Community Engagement, Design and Research Center (CEDaR) in partnership with other organizations, doubled its attendance over last year. About 90 people