United States

Why every resident of US cities should live within 10 minutes of a park

A jogger runs along the seawall in Stanley Park with the city skyline in thebackground in this June 24, 2003 photo. Vancouver was named host of the 2010Winter Olympics during voting in Prague July 2, 2003. In a close vote theIOC gave the bid to Vancouver by a score 56 to 53 over Pyeongchang, SouthKorea.  NO RIGHTS CLEARANCES OR PERMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS IMAGE REUTERS/Andy ClarkAC/AS

The best parks are not only pleasant places to spend an afternoon but also serve infrastructure needs. Image: REUTERS/Andy ClarkAC/AS

Gregory Scruggs
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how United States is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

United States

Have you read?
Image: World Resources Institute
Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
United StatesFuture of the EnvironmentClimate Change
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

NASA's new air pollution satellite is giving live updates on hotspots across North America

NASA

August 31, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum