The Power of Walkable Cities

203: Walkability has some clear climate benefits: lower carbon footprints, resource sharing, and decreased reliance on cars for transportation. We're exploring all those, and also discussing some major social sustainability aspects to walkable cities, yielding healthier, happier communities. Today's episode is a deep dive through research on both the climate and community values around mixed-use developments. All the resources mentioned today: Project Drawdown: Walkable Cities TEDTalk: Jeff Speck: The walkable city TEDTalk: Amanda Burden: How public spaces make cities work Active Community Environments and Health: The Relationship of Walkable and Safe Communities to Individual Health by Doyle et al. (Journal of the American Planning Association, 2006) Episode 136: What is Social Sustainability? Thanks to our sponsor! TryBite.com/ECOCHIC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The eco-conscious lifestyle podcast. Each week, Laura Diez is diving into sustainability and practical climate science. This podcast explores fashion, environmental justice, food, conscious consumerism... just about everything in our lives is tied to the environment. Guests include female founders, clean beauty experts, climate scientists, political experts, and many more. Laura is a sustainability professional with her M.S. in Climate Science and Solutions, who happens to also love speaking to other women about environmentally conscious brands, social activism, and balanced, plant-based living. This show aims to feel like hanging out with your cool, smart girlfriends: educational, approachable, and encouraging you to do what works for you. Sustainability is a good look. Email at: [email protected] and follow on Instagram @ecochicpodcast