Remarkable Objects

Episodes

1. 9

   Seeing the forest and the trees

   Jennifer Greenfeld is the Assistant Commissioner of Forestry, Horticulture, and Natural Resources for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Her job is to manage, think about, plan for nature in New York City. At the end of 2016, New York City released the results of their most...

   Jan 25, 2017

   20m
2. 8

   People Habitat

   Kaid Benfield thinks lovability is an under-recognized element of sustainability, because it's the places that we love that we'll fight for, invest in, and defend. He should know, because he's been working in the field for over 30 years. He started his career as a litigator, and eventually he…

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   Jan 11, 2017

   23m
3. 7

   Undiscovered Country

   We don't pay too much attention to soil, particularly in the city – which is too bad, because everything we do aboveground affects what goes on below. Listen to our conversation with pedologist Jonathan Russell-Anelli, a faculty member at Cornell University studying the form and function of soil....

   Dec 20, 2016

   19m
4. 6

   Is Tree Planting Equitable?

   Shannon Lea Watkins spends a lot of time thinking about environmental justice. She's a post-doctoral fellow at San Francisco State University, where she studies the relationship between people and trees. Her recent research paper, published in "Environment and Behavior," asks an uncomfortable but...

   Dec 7, 2016

   19m
5. 5

   Creativity and Constraints

   The state of Minnesota has done something very unusual: they've formally recognized street trees, and the soil they grow in, as a best management practice for stormwater regulations. And they've created a crediting system to use street trees and soils to meet statewide regulatory standards. Our...

   Nov 18, 2016

   19m
6. 4

   Hacking the City

   Cities are, almost by definition, slow-moving entities. But a playful design form known as the parklet has changed that, allowing everyday citizens to participate in making their neighborhoods more friendly, walkable, and generous. Robin Abad Ocubillo is the urban designer and lead policy planner...

   Nov 9, 2016

   17m
7. 3

   The Mighty Green Street

   Robert Goo loves water – we mean LOVES it. And he's devoted nearly thirty years of his professional career to improving the health of our water resources. Robert works in the Office of Water for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; he focuses on how we develop and design our cities and...

   Oct 26, 2016

   17m
8. 2

   Quantifying the Landscape

   Barbara Deutsch is the Executive Director at the Landscape Architecture Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to research, scholarship, and advocacy. She and her small team are trying to advance the landscape architecture perspective by quantifying the benefits provided by landscape elements like...

   Oct 12, 2016

   19m
9. 1

   Introducing Remarkable Objects

   Introducing "Remarkable Objects," a podcast from DeepRoot Green Infrastructure about the intersection of nature and urban design. Each episode will be a 15 to 20 minute interview with someone working at the intersection of nature and the urban environment. I'll talk to them about their work and...

   Sep 6, 2016

   3m