The Magazine of Urbanisation Publishes Article

13/09/2018

I am pleased to announce the publication of the article INTERVIEW-An Ecology of Urban Spaces in The Magazine of Urbanisation 2018 7,8 issues

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Abstract
It was 1989 when I last met Catharine Ward Thompson, the renowned Landscape Architect, health researcher and educator. In those days I was a snivelling student desperately trying to complete a rushed and flimsy final dissertation on the restoration of historic parks at Edinburgh College of Art. Catharine was my tutor, and park restoration was her then specialist subject. But Catharine was also “Head of Department”, and as such a fearsome presence to us students. Despite such youth, Catharine had been rapidly catapulted to the top of her profession, going on to develop an expertise in identifying evidence linking access to landscape with improved mental and physical heath, particularly with kids, teenagers and the elderly.  As founder and Director of internationally recognised research centre OPENspace, she has gone on to lead numerous major research grants and collaborations, including highly-innovative research on ‘GreenHealth’ for the Scottish Government and the award-winning consortium, Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors (I’DGO).

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The former Head of Department, Catharine Ward Thompson is Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA), and Founding Director of the OPENspace research centre.

Her research focuses on inclusive access to outdoor environments, environment-behaviour interactions, landscape design for older people, children and teenagers, and salutogenic environments.

As a Landscape Architect, she supports good access to high quality open space that offers opportunities for a rich experience for all.

The Magazine of Urbanization is a specialized and monthly distributed Magazine. The released issues by far have provided much information about urbanization both home and abroad. Under the guidance of and with the technologies and expertise provided by the Science & Technology Commission attached to MOHURD, the magazine has been focusing on reporting issues & solutions and experiences & lessons in the urbanization processes, on presenting status quo of urbanization in China, on summarizing China’s experiences and exploring China’s urbanization strategies. It is an authoritative magazine in the field.

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