Defining a Third Place: Communities spend the majority of their waking hours at home, a “first place,†and at work or school, a “second place.†When it comes to social interaction outside of a work setting, individuals can feel unsure or unwilling to explore their community. Whether this trepidation is caused by a lack of […]
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Harford County Department of Parks & Recreation Turf Management Program
The purpose of this document is to provide an agronomic plan for the Harford County Department of Parks & Recreation that establishes a minimum/recreational level turf grass standard for a variety of activities and that uses the most cost-effective treatment options available. The department maintains 91 multi-purpose fields and 58 baseball and softball diamonds. All […]
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Therapeutic Recreation in Harford County, Maryland Internship: An Evaluation of Existing Programming and an Assessment of Future Needs
Although employment, housing, education, health care, transportation, and long-term services and support are all pressing issues for people with disabilities, recreation, and in particular therapeutic recreation, has increasingly been viewed as a pathway to improved quality of life. But less understood are the factors associated with engaging in therapeutic recreation. The Harford County Therapeutic Recreation […]
Prince George’s County Vision Zero Story Map
In the spring 2020 semester, the University of Maryland I-Consultancy tasked a team of college-level information scientists to consult with Prince George’s County’s Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPWT) on the development of a Vision Zero story map. This project was sponsored by the University of Maryland’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) […]
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Flooding in Patapsco Valley State Park: Recommendations for Signage and Communication Materials
Patapsco Valley State Park (PVSP) and its surrounding areas have been subject to increased flooding in recent years. In 2016 and 2018, the area experienced two 1,000-year floods (Halverson, 2018) that significantly damaged the park. Flooding events of this severity and magnitude are expected to be exacerbated in the future due to rapidly increasing impacts […]
Story Map for Stormwater Management Projects at the University of Maryland
Our group was tasked with retrieving and consolidating datasets/databases and primary accounts of enhanced stormwater management projects. These facilities have been installed across campus over time, so we needed to visualize that data through an ArcGIS StoryMap. We included information about individuals, project descriptions including size and/or area impacted, deliverables, projected impact, geographic locations, and […]
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Small-Scale, Local Production in Prince Georgeʼs County, MD
Through their work with the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland (UMD), the Prince George’s County Planning Department commissioned this report from the university’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS). PALS works with local jurisdictions throughout Maryland to identify projects and problems that can be taught through university courses where […]
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Tactical Urbanism in Cheverly and Suitland, Maryland
What is Tactical Urbanism? Arts and urban consultant, Cara Courage, describes tactical urbanism as making small but impactful changes to the cultural and physical fabric of a city or town to improve the “urban lived experience.†These improvements can involve elements of art, nature, or community, among others. The elements are planned and introduced as […]
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Analyzing Micro-Local Communication Technologies to Support an On-Campus Agroecology Corridor
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources seeks to to raise awareness of and stimulate conversations about sustainability, food security, and food supply within the University of Maryland and is pursuing the creation of an Agroecology Corridor. This project would connect the network of green spaces and sustainability projects on campus to maximize their use […]
Analyzing the Economic Impacts of Events within Prince George’s County
This collaborative project between PALS students, and representatives from M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), Prince George’s County began as a data analysis effort. We were to analyze existing data from M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation for insights into how hosted events and rental facilities impact the economics of Prince George’s County as […]
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