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Creating Age-Friendly Communities with Green Infrastructure: How Addressing Needs of Children and Older Adults Benefits All

Extreme weather events can be a higher risk for exposure to excessive heat and flooding for children and older adults. In this webinar we will hear about the risk factors facing those older and younger among us and how age-friendly strategies that include green infrastructure can mitigate risks while strengthening a community’s social infrastructure and benefit all.

Details

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Presentation Slides

Age-Friendly Green Infrastructure Planning (pdf) (12.79 MB)

Speakers

Danielle Arigoni, Managing Director for Policy and Solutions, National Housing Trust

Sharon Dank, Founder and CEO of Green Schoolyards America

Juan Mireles, Director, School Facilities and Transportation Services Division, California Department of Education

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Last updated on February 17, 2025
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