On March 4, 2019, experts from ASLA’s interdisciplinary Blue Ribbon Panel on Climate Change and Resilience presented their report,
Smart Policies for a Changing Climate, during a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill. The report outlines a bold vision for 21st century green infrastructure investment to create healthy, climate-smart, and resilient communities from coast to coast. It is a blueprint for securing a sustainable and resilient future through design and planning approaches as well as specific public policy recommendations.
Though we are all vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change, some groups are disproportionately affected. Climate-related health challenges are an environmental justice issue because certain communities that already experience multiple environmental health burdens are also disproportionately affected by climate change. Our challenge is to put these recommended planning approaches and public policies into practice as standard operating procedure for communities of all sizes and for all types of development.
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Download ASLA's Smart Policies for a Changing Climate report.
Developing an Equity Framework - A Case Study: Los Angeles Metro - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
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At its core, inequality exists when there are fundamental differences in access to opportunity. Taking the first steps to address it can be difficult and fraught, with a need to recognize power and fully acknowledge its reality and consequences. In this presentation, learn about developing and implementing a comprehensive agency equity framework based on LA Metro’s Equity Platform. From this discussion, we hope to convey a blueprint for incorporating equity into your own agency’s work as we all work as transportation professionals to undo decades of barriers to mobility. Let’s not just talk about equity - let's define and address it.
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Co-hosted by the Environmental Justice and Transportation Professional Practice Networks (PPNs)
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Promoting Pollinators Through Landscape Architecture: Strategies to Improve Habitat Value & Landscape Performance - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
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Pollinators are an imperative part of biodiversity and also vital to our well-being by contributing to one-third of global food production. Their populations and habitats are sharply declining. This presentation explores how pollinators can be supported at multiple scales by the collective effort between conservation ecologists and landscape architects. Join us to learn about the importance of understanding your ecoregion, ways to identify research opportunities, and how to develop a design strategy that includes foraging resources, safe locations, and materials shelter/nesting sites (or host plants for butterflies and moths—Lepidoptera).
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Hosted by the ASLA Ecology and Restoration Professional Practice Network (PPN)
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Diagnostic Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Hospital Gardens: Recent Research - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
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Diagnostic post-occupancy evaluation (DPOE) is the most comprehensive strategy that evaluates the utilization of a space as compared to the original design goals and how they were translated into physical form. This presentation will introduce the scientific procedures, methodology, and application of DPOE strategy in evaluating hospital gardens’ environmental, social, and economic performances. Hospital garden spaces at two general acute care hospitals and one outpatient clinic were evaluated regarding the environmental aspects of the landscape performances, including stormwater management and tree benefits. For the social aspects, mixed methods were adopted to evaluate the levels of restorativeness for various garden areas using the Garden Assessment Tool for Evaluators (GATE) and behavior mapping techniques. Focus groups were also conducted at each hospital to further explore users’ behaviors, preferences, and satisfaction about the design of the gardens. This presentation will also discuss the spatial relationship between hospital buildings and gardens, and design features that could attract the most usage through cross-case analysis and comparisons.
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Hosted by the ASLA Healthcare and Therapeutic Design Professional Practice Network (PPN)
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West Laurel Hill’s Nature’s Sanctuary: A Green Path to Perpetual Care - 1.0 GBCI SITES-Specific CE
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Learn about the innovative strategies implemented to transform a former cemetery dumpsite into a natural burial cemetery. The project design team used a fresh design approach which is in stark contrast to traditional industry standards for burial and perpetual care. In 2018, this new cemetery site was the first cemetery to receive SITES certification and only the 8th in the country to receive SITES Gold certification. Get an in-depth look at individual SITES v2 pre-requisites and credits attained by the project and learn about the certification process and working with GBCI to navigate your project from registration through final review.
The GBCI course ID for this course is 920019137, providing SITES-specific CE hours required to maintain SITES AP credentials. Participants will need to pass the exam at the end of the presentation in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants will need to self-report CE hours through their credentials account on https://sitesonline.usgbc.org.
Participants will need to pass the exam at the end of the presentation in order to receive a certificate of completion.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
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Fountains are beloved features in many public places and contribute to quality of life while adding environmental benefits, particularly during hot summer months. However, many parks departments and commissioning bodies shy away from installing them due to the perceived high cost of installation and ongoing maintenance. Some recurring questions neighborhoods may face are whether alternative funding models can keep the water flowing if a city or town won’t perform regular upkeep. What are the impacts of a dormant fountain? What are the environmental effects, both positive and negative? We will explore these questions, explain the typical pool, pass through and recirculating systems, and share insights on sustainable best practices.
Hosted by the ASLA Water Conservation Professional Practice Network
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Green Infrastructure: A Blueprint for Climate Resilient Communities - 1.5 PDH (LA CES/HSW)
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ASLA members may view this presentation and access the professional development exam (1.5 PDH LA CES/HSW) for free after logging in (using your ASLA member ID and password).
On March 4, 2019, experts from ASLA’s interdisciplinary Blue Ribbon Panel on Climate Change and Resilience presented their report, Smart Policies for a Changing Climate, during a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill. The report outlines a bold vision for 21st century green infrastructure investment to create healthy, climate-smart, and resilient communities from coast to coast. It is a blueprint for securing a sustainable and resilient future through design and planning approaches as well as specific public policy recommendations.
Though we are all vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change, some groups are disproportionately affected. Climate-related health challenges are an environmental justice issue because certain communities that already experience multiple environmental health burdens are also disproportionately affected by climate change. Our challenge is to put these recommended planning approaches and public policies into practice as standard operating procedure for communities of all sizes and for all types of development.
Learning Objectives:
Download ASLA's Smart Policies for a Changing Climate report.
Please complete a brief evaluation of this Online Learning presentation.
Designing (Digital) Landscapes: Using Social Media to Raise Awareness - 1.0 PDH (LA CES/non-HSW)
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Social media can be an invaluable tool to landscape architects and the larger design community. One of our profession’s biggest problems is a lack of recognition by allied professionals and clients. Social media plays a critical role in how digital-savvy landscape architects control the profession’s narrative in an architecture-focused media landscape.
This presentation will provide helpful tips for creating a social media strategy, define best practices, and explore ways to crowdsource content. We’ll also share tricks for organically attracting and retaining followers, tips for improving post engagement, and ways to prove ROI through routine analytics monitoring and reporting.
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This webinar will give an overview of how to use the recently published ASLA Landscape Architecture Technical Information Series (LATIS) report, A Landscape Performance and Metrics Primer for Landscape Architects, in order to conduct a landscape performance assessment of a site. Attendees will be introduced to landscape performance research strategies and specific methods and case studies for assessing environmental, socio-cultural, and economic performance, including those relevant to SITES v2 credits for performance monitoring.
The GBCI course ID for this course is 0920018701, providing SITES-specific CE hours required to maintain SITES AP credentials. Participants will need to pass the exam at the end of the presentation in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants will need to self-report CE hours through their credentials account on https://sitesonline.usgbc.org.
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ASLA LARE Prep Week – Section 4 Review #LAREprep
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Ready to prepare for LARE Section 4? The ASLA LARE Prep Committee presents this webinar for Section 4 – Grading, Drainage, and Construction Documentation. Speakers will review the content and format of Section 4 and explore study strategies. The speakers are seasoned professionals that have long been engaged in LARE prep support. Tune in for study suggestions and bring questions.
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ASLA LARE Prep Week – Section 3 Review #LAREprep
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Ready to prepare for LARE Section 3? The ASLA LARE Prep Committee presents this webinar for Section 3 – Design. Speakers will review the content and format of Section 3 and explore study strategies. The speakers are seasoned professionals that have long been engaged in LARE prep support. Tune in for study suggestions and bring questions.
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