Zoning: Where do we draw the line?
A reflection on M. Nolan Gray’s talk on zoning On Monday, some of our lab members (including myself) were able to attend a talk on the role of zoning in creating communities. The speaker, a …
November 18, 2022
Introducing the EDL’s Campus Landscape Health Survey & Project
Where within the outdoor environment do people choose to go when provided with a variety of options offered by the University of Wisconsin campus? The EDL’s newest research project is in motion! In both past …
October 27, 2022
Adopt-A-Median: Better for our planet, better for our mental health
Exploring the impact of Madison’s Adopt-A-Median Program on participants’ mental health and wellbeing What are Medians? The little raised beds or islands with concrete borders separating opposing lanes of traffic on roads have a name, …
October 13, 2022
Understanding participatory photo mapping & research with young people
Exploring an integrated method for health and place research with young people A great first step in understanding the EDL is to dissect the methodologies behind our research. Perhaps most notably, many of our studies …
August 24, 2022
Natural Outdoor Classrooms: A National Survey
In 2019, Samuel Dennis Jr, Christine Kiewra, and Alexandra Wells finalized their findings from the National Natural Outdoor Classroom Study. The survey began as a collaboration of the Dimensions Educational Research Foundation, with its Nature …
August 1, 2022
