Designing urban greenspace from the grassroots up: The ‘barrio innovation’ approach

Marta Berbés-Blázquez; Vanya Bisht; Regional Carrillo; Monique Franco; Mandy Kuhn; Jorge Morales-Guerrero

doi:10.4324/9781003208723-2

Designing urban greenspace from the grassroots up: The ‘barrio innovation’ approach

Marta Berbés-Blázquez, Vanya Bisht, Regional Carrillo, Monique Franco, Mandy Kuhn, Jorge Morales-Guerrero

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This chapter presents a university-community partnership to improve greenspace in Phoenix, Arizona. Greenspace is an important component of combating climate change in this desert city as native vegetation can provide cooling, among other benefits. In this project, a group of researchers from Arizona State University partnered with a school teacher from Academia del Pueblo, a middle school that serves predominantly Latinx and low-income students, to imagine better and greener futures for their community. Through the use of photovoice, scenarios, and storyboarding, students named the concerns and strengths of the community and envisioned desirable futures. This chapter introduces the term ‘barrio innovation’ as an approach to innovation that is based on design thinking but rooted in and driven by community.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Collaborating for Climate Equity
Subtitle of host publication	Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in the Americas
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	17-35
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9781000631968
ISBN (Print)	9781032077741
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003208723-2
State	Published - Jan 1 2022

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General Environmental Science

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