The Feminist Park Podcast – Un/Seen Spaces: Designing for Liberation!

Green Pathways: Children's Right to Nature in Urban Design

Green Pathways: Children's Right to Nature in Urban Design Season 2 Episode:9. June 23, 2026 Centers children's environmental rights and development needs, informing our design of safe, green routes and biodiverse spaces accessible to all children regardless of neighborhood wealth. Summary: Reveals inequalities in children's access to nature based on neighborhood wealth and advocates for "green walkability" metrics.Connection: Prioritizes safe, green pathways for school commutes and integrates nature into play areas, supporting both children's health and mothers' mobility. Key Takeaways: • Children's nature exposure is determined by neighborhood layout and infrastructure• Planning must prioritize "green-walkable" school routes for healthy development• Urban nature is an essential service that must be accessible within 15 minutes• Socio-environmental inequalities are embedded in children's commute paths• Biodiversity access should be a key metric for child-friendly urban planning• Green walkability is a vital measure of urban social justice Keywords: Greenery exposure, school commute, children, walkability, urban heterogeneity. Keywords: 15-minute city, urban nature, biodiversity, children, environmental health. Source: Resetting the clock by integrating urban nature and its biodiversity into the 15-minute city concept, Mojtaba Khanian et al.Keywords: School commute, environmental inequality, greenery, children, GIS. Source: Exposure to greenery during children’s home–school walks: Socio-economic inequalities in alternative routes by Mojtaba Khanian et al. Source: Urban heterogeneity of the trade-offs between exposure to greenery and walking distance in children’s routes by Mojtaba Khanian et al. The Feminist Park is a pioneering intersectional feminist urban initiative that reimagines public green space through the lived experiences of women, migrants, LGBTQI+ people, and racialised communities. Rooted in care ethics, anti-racism, and queer theory, the project challenges the androcentric design of cities by co-creating inclusive, safe, and ecologically regenerative parks. By combining rigorous scientific research with grassroots feminist praxis, the Feminist Park advocates for the right to the city for all bodies,particularly those historically excluded from public space. Learn more and join the movement at www.feminist-park.org.

Gardens of Belonging: How Green Spaces Heal Loneliness

Gardens of Belonging: How Green Spaces Heal Loneliness Season 2 Episode:8. June 16, 2026 Demonstrates green spaces as vital social infrastructure combating isolation, guiding our design of parks that foster connection and collective belonging. Summary: Establishes that parks serve as vital sites for social support and belonging, especially for marginalized communities facing discrimination elsewhere.Connection: Combats isolation (especially for migrant and elderly women) through seating circles, communal tables, and shared programming like language exchanges. Key Takeaways: • Green spaces function as catalysts for social cohesion and public health• Nature access significantly mitigates loneliness in diverse communities• Environmental equity is inseparable from social well-being• Green spaces are landscapes of belonging where community ties form• Parks must be designed to facilitate social interaction, not just provide greenery Keywords: Social cohesion, urban green space, public health, environmental equity, loneliness. Source: The Dynamic Relationship between Social Cohesion and Urban Green Space in Diverse Communities, Viniece Jennings et al. The Feminist Park is a pioneering intersectional feminist urban initiative that reimagines public green space through the lived experiences of women, migrants, LGBTQI+ people, and racialised communities. Rooted in care ethics, anti-racism, and queer theory, the project challenges the androcentric design of cities by co-creating inclusive, safe, and ecologically regenerative parks. By combining rigorous scientific research with grassroots feminist praxis, the Feminist Park advocates for the right to the city for all bodies,particularly those historically excluded from public space. Learn more and join the movement at www.feminist-park.org.

Green Gentrification: When Parks Become Weapons of Displacement

Green Gentrification: When Parks Become Weapons of Displacement Season 2 Episode:7. June 09, 2026 Exposes how green infrastructure can deepen environmental racism, driving our anti-displacement commitments and solidarity with racialized communities facing green gentrification. Summary: Examines how environmental improvements can accelerate the displacement of low-income and racialized residents (green gentrification).Connection: Partners with tenant unions and supports community land trusts to ensure environmental improvements do not displace the people who need them most. Key Takeaways: • Green infrastructure projects can exacerbate environmental racism and displacement• Green gentrification represents a form of neocolonial dispossession• Environmental justice requires housing protection alongside greening interventions• Community-led planning is essential to prevent green development from harming residents• Racialized communities bear disproportionate burdens of both pollution and green gentrification Keywords: Green gentrification, racial inequity, environmental justice, Barcelona. Source: Racial inequity in green infrastructure and gentrification: Challenging Compounded Environmental Racisms in the Green City, Alex Laszewicki et al. The Feminist Park is a pioneering intersectional feminist urban initiative that reimagines public green space through the lived experiences of women, migrants, LGBTQI+ people, and racialised communities. Rooted in care ethics, anti-racism, and queer theory, the project challenges the androcentric design of cities by co-creating inclusive, safe, and ecologically regenerative parks. By combining rigorous scientific research with grassroots feminist praxis, the Feminist Park advocates for the right to the city for all bodies,particularly those historically excluded from public space. Learn more and join the movement at www.feminist-park.org.

Degrowth Gardens: From Neoliberal Greening to Urban Commons

Degrowth Gardens: From Neoliberal Greening to Urban Commons Season 2 Episode:6. June 02, 2026 Critiques growth-oriented urban greening, informing our degrowth framework that prioritizes access equity and ecological regeneration over property values and consumption. Summary: Exposes how neoliberal greening serves capital accumulation; proposes that nature should be stewarded collectively as a commons. Connection: Rejects neoliberal greening by asserting green space is a right, governed participatorily by users rather than city planners seeking "competitiveness." Key Takeaways:  • Neoliberal urban greening treats nature as a growth driver and status symbol • A degrowth framework prioritizes the right to the city over status consumption • Equitable green space access requires challenging capitalist development models • Simple behavioral nudges can promote pro-environmental practices • Social-ecological transformation demands systemic alternatives to growth-based planning Keywords: Degrowth, urban greening, neoliberalism, social-ecological transformation. Keywords: Pro-environmental behavior, reminders, recycling, Peru, behavioral economics. Source: Can reminders promote regular pro-environmental behavior? Experimental evidence from Peru by Hanna Fuhrmann-Riebel et al. Source: From neoliberal urban green space production and consumption to urban greening as part of a degrowth agenda, J. Kronenberg The Feminist Park is a pioneering intersectional feminist urban initiative that reimagines public green space through the lived experiences of women, migrants, LGBTQI+ people, and racialised communities. Rooted in care ethics, anti-racism, and queer theory, the project challenges the androcentric design of cities by co-creating inclusive, safe, and ecologically regenerative parks. By combining rigorous scientific research with grassroots feminist praxis, the Feminist Park advocates for the right to the city for all bodies,particularly those historically excluded from public space. Learn more and join the movement at www.feminist-park.org.

Cooling the City: Thermal Justice as Mental Health Equity

Cooling the City: Thermal Justice as Mental Health Equity Season 2 Episode: 5. May 26, 2026. Establishes thermal wellbeing as a mental health and climate justice issue, guiding our design of cooling infrastructure that protects the most vulnerable from extreme heat. Summary: Reframes urban heat as an intersectional crisis and warns that green infrastructure can trigger displacement (gentrification). Connection: Features native tree canopies, water features, and misting stations while advocating for tenant protections to prevent climate gentrification. Key Takeaways:  • Extreme urban heat is a mental health hazard, not merely physical discomfort • Thermal comfort is fundamentally a matter of environmental justice • Climate adaptation without housing protection leads to climate gentrification • Vulnerable populations face compounded risks from heat and displacement • Inclusive cooling design is necessary for mental health resilience in warming cities • Participatory vulnerability assessments are essential for equitable climate adaptation Keywords: Urban design, mental health, microclimates, thermal wellbeing, urban heat. Keywords: Climate gentrification, urban heat, vulnerability index, Barcelona. Source: Co-Mapping Vulnerability to Climate Gentrification in the Context of Urban Heat: A Participatory Index, Amalia Calderón-Argelich et al. Source: Cityscapes, Climate, and Mental Health: Designing Cities for Thermal Wellbeing, Peter J. Crank and Paul Coseo The Feminist Park is a pioneering intersectional feminist urban initiative that reimagines public green space through the lived experiences of women, migrants, LGBTQI+ people, and racialised communities. Rooted in care ethics, anti-racism, and queer theory, the project challenges the androcentric design of cities by co-creating inclusive, safe, and ecologically regenerative parks. By combining rigorous scientific research with grassroots feminist praxis, the Feminist Park advocates for the right to the city for all bodies,particularly those historically excluded from public space. Learn more and join the movement at www.feminist-park.org.