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Denver's green space is shrinking
The spiking heat dissipates in leafy central neighborhoods, said professor Austin Troy, chairman of CU Denver’s department of urban and regional planning. Hardest hit are the mostly paved downtown areas, RiNo and newly overhauled areas along the concrete I-25 and I-70 corridors, Troy said. Trees can help ease the heat. But Denver lags in trees and shrubs, with a 9.6-percent cover in 2009, compared, for example, with a 53-percent cover in Atlanta, a 2012 urban forestry study found.
College news highlights
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Professor Jeremy Németh's research featured on LSE US Centre's daily blog on American Politics and Policy
Nov 1, 2019 byProfessor Jeremy Németh's research on the effects of urban parks on gentrification is featured in a post on LSE US Centre's daily blog.Full story -
CU's On the Air Podcast highlights the work done by the University Technical Assistance program in rural communities around Colorado
Sep 30, 2019 byThe CU On the Air Podcast recently talked to representatives of the University Technical Assistance program, or UTA, a unique collaboration between a Colorado Center for Community Development in the College of Architecture and Planning at CU Denver, and a division of local government within the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, or DOLA.Full story -
Professor Jeremy Németh's research highlighted in CityLab article on the link between green spaces and gentrification
Oct 10, 2019 byProfessor Jeremy Németh's research was featured in Richard Florida's recent CityLab article, "Why Greenway Parks Cause Greater Gentrification."Full story
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