URL:https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cw5X4kHo-jo/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link  

TITLE: Urban Trees

AUTHOR: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Kingdom

DATE PUBLISHED : September 7, 2023

KEY CONTENT: The post highlights the benefits of urban trees, and how incorporating trees in cities help in making the community more sustainable and more viable to live in for those in need of green spaces through improving air quality and enhancing physical and mental wellness. This too is an initiative Davao City can work on to better the quality of air and vegetation of greens in the city despite ongoing urbanization. Furthermore it is a way to expose more people in the community to greens that may aid in their holistic wellness.

URL:https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/green-zones-in-davao-city

TITLE:’Green Zones’ in Davao City

AUTHOR: Juliet C. Ravita

DATE PUBLISHED : May 3, 2019

KEY CONTENT: The article discusses how IDIS specialist Linuel Manalo addresses Davao City’s lacking green spaces with the organization's initiatives to map out potential urban green zones. Though mapping out these zones are necessary to raise awareness on the big potential the city may have in providing green spaces, actual actions for development are what the city need now to assure that these potential zones are maximized for the community to have better opportunities in accessing such areas.

URL:https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/covid-19-pandemic-highlights-lack-metro-manila-green-open-spaces/ 

TITLE: Parks will save us: Pandemic highlights lack of Metro Manila green, open spaces

AUTHOR: Pia Ranada

DATE PUBLISHED : October 7, 2020

KEY CONTENT: “Urban planners and doctors say the government should create more public parks and green spaces to usher in a 'better normal'.” This news article talks about how the recent pandemic sparked the discussion about the importance of creating more accessible Urban Green spaces here in the Philippines that can be enjoyed by everyone in the community amidst scarcity thereof. A discussion that Davao City should put more emphasis on to assure that green spaces are more accessible to the community

URL:https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-needed-to-improve-accessibility-in-public-spaces-for-persons-with-disabilities

TITLE: More needed to improve accessibility in public spaces for persons with disabilities: Workgroup

AUTHOR:Goh Yan Han

DATE PUBLISHED :April 20 2021

KEY CONTENT: Mr Ng, a visually impaired citizen, raised the issues of accessibility about public areas such as the MRT’s and its overall safeness. He points out the dangers of some of the infrastructure and suggests improvements for a better community for people with disabilities. This too is an issue here in Davao City showing an alarming rate wherein since last recorded in 2015, 80% of the government buildings are inaccessible for PWDs. Given this, building standards should be refined to cater to the city's PWD population.

URL:https://youtu.be/FAE-Zi7hYAE?si=w07L7jiX7nQjhYgV 

TITLE:some public roads, facilitates in PH inaccessible to PWDs despite law

AUTHOR: one news ph

DATE PUBLISHED: August 8 2019

KEY CONTENT: Guests give light about obstructions from spaces for people with disabilities. They pointed out that some sidewalks, ramps and spaces do not help the people with disabilities (PWD), especially the people with wheelchairs. This issue is highly rampant throughout Mindanao, as roads are often underdeveloped and accessibility towards PWDs and initiatives of the like are less prioritized.

URL:https://youtu.be/-fCy5Lkx2t8?si=WpoBVG38-Vv57Yqc 

TITLE: Are Public Spaces Accessible For Disabled Persons In India?

AUTHOR:New Delhi Television Ltd. “NDTV”

DATE PUBLISHED: November 23, 2023

KEY CONTENT: There are significant gaps in the infrastructure, transportation systems, communication channels, and technology ecosystems that hinder the full participation of people with disabilities in society. For instance, many public buildings, roads, and sidewalks are not designed to accommodate individuals with mobility impairments or other disabilities. This too is an issue observed throughout Mindanao which highlights the importance of community planning that also caters and addresses the issues in accessibility to public spaces PWDs face.

URL: https://justseeds.org/product/adapt/

TITLE: ADAPT

AUTHOR: Jennifer Cartwright

DATE PUBLISHED : June 2006

KEY CONTENT: The advocacy poster “ADAPT” illustrates the hardships people with disabilities face in accessing public spaces. It aims to advocate for change and gives PWD the power and voice they are in need of. Such advocacies like these should raised more within Mindanao and Davao city to give power to those PWDs.

URL: https://youtu.be/-IR1FL3XzFM?si=NqjNNflByLr4JN2T 

Title: Green Communities Call to Action

Author: Enterprise Community

Date published: March 9, 2012

Key content: This video contains content from another country way back in 2012, A call for action to have more green spaces. We live in Davao City, a City that lacks green and sustainable spaces, so we have the same goal.

URL:https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/green-spaces-are-a-necessity-not-an-amenity-how-can-cities-make-them

TITLE: Green Spaces Are a Necessity, Not an Amenity. How Can Cities Make Them Accessible to Everyone?

AUTHOR: Lydia Rivers

DATE PUBLISHED: April 11, 2021

KEY CONTENT: The magazine sheds light on how access to green spaces in cities are more than just an amenity as it is necessary for achieving an overall healthy lifestyle both physically and mentally. Furthermore it talks about how access to these spaces are getting paltry as more people move in cities.

URL:https://www.isglobal.org/en/healthisglobal/-/custom-blog-portlet/why-more-green-space-is-essential-for-cities/4735173/0

TITLE: THINK ON THESE: Understanding urban green spaces

AUTHOR: Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen

DATE PUBLISHED: October 28, 2021

KEY CONTENT: This blog article explains how necessary it is for cities to have access to green public spaces as it gives to them an array of health benefits, however it also talks about how the majority of the people in cities don't have access to these spaces robbing them of these merits.  

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ynRIiS3HxQ

TITLE: SDG 11 Sustainable Cities & Communities - UN Sustainable Development Goals - DEEP DIVE

AUTHOR: Kali, aka “Hippy in a suit”

DATE PUBLISHED : July 26, 2023

KEY CONTENT: The vlog deep dives into the sdg 11, highlighting all the different targets under the sdg, moreso addressing the issue of accessibility of public urban green spaces where about only 45.2% of the population has access.

URL: https://theaseanpost.com/article/aseans-green-spaces-disappearing-fast

TITLE: ASEAN’s Green Spaces Disappearing Fast

AUTHOR: Liyana Hasnan

DATE PUBLISHED: September 4, 2023

KEY CONTENT: The infographic above showcases how green spaces are slowly disappearing because of rapid urbanization. Furthermore it displays the urban green spaces accessible within ASEAN countries and how the Philippines, with Manila, ranks within the bottom with only 4.5%

URL: https://www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php/management-2/758-green-green-green-pushes-city-governments-to-build-better-open-spaces

TITLE:Green, Green, Green pushes city governments to build better open spaces

AUTHOR: Department of Budget and Management

DATE PUBLISHED : No date

KEY CONTENT: The article talks about how the “Build Build Build” initiatives help bring better open and accessible green public spaces to Filipinos. Additionally the article highlights proposals and drafts of these projects showcasing perspectives of these public spaces. 

URL:https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/we-cant-afford-to-not-make-our-cities-more-accessible-disabilities 

TITLE: We Can’t Afford To Not Make Our Cities More Accessible for People With Disabilities

AUTHOR:Steve Wright 

DATE PUBLISHED: July 27 2023

KEY CONTENT: The article is all about how the “Americans with Disabilities act” (ADA) have made public spaces more accessible to people with disabilities and how these initiatives actually help the country’s economy.

URL: https://rootsandall.co.uk/podcast/public-green-spaces-with-neil-sinden/

TITLE: Public Green Spaces with Neil Sinden

AUTHOR: Sarah Wilson, Roots and All

DATE PUBLISHED : October 1, 2019

KEY CONTENT :The podcast discusses in detail all about the accessibility of public green spaces and how people have the right to roam them or engage with them. Furthermore it talks about how despite being a “relatively” green country, the UK’s citizens do not have green spaces easily accessible, welcoming the idea of further development for these spaces.

URL: https://youtu.be/AbNDNJjyep4?si=QXHVUbmNmAJ8DEfy 

TITLE: BBC Documentary "the disability paradox"

AUTHOR: BBC Documentary

DATE PUBLISHED : Aug 28 2022

KEY CONTENT: The documentary sheds light to the issues of inaccessibility when it comes to everyday tasks for People with Disabilities (PWD), and how PWD find a hard time even leaving their homes. 

URL: https://youtu.be/_XnA4B0IlCU?si=kacwBfTuvt814Z3o

TITLE: How Urban Green Spaces Build Community

AUTHOR: Jessica Pendergrass

DATE PUBLISHED : May 8, 2017

KEY CONTENT: It is an issue faced by almost every country in the world, both past and present. We from the Philippines, most specially from Mindanao, are not exempt. We lack green spaces, most of us don't appreciate the importance of having them. 

URL: https://www.sensorytrust.org.uk/resources/guidance/making-connections-a-guide-to-accessible-greenspace

TITLE: Making Connections: A Guide to Accessible Green Space 

AUTHOR: Richard Price and Jane Stoneham

DATE PUBLISHED : June 1, 2001

KEY CONTENT: The book talks all about a goal of connecting people with the environment through enhancing green public spaces (GPS) , thus aiming to break the barrier that hinders older people and people with disabilities from engaging and enjoying a city's GPS.

URL: http://ojs.upmin.edu.ph/index.php/banwa-a/article/view/510?fbclid=IwAR2SAPMHfgAuzstaH4up1FBdMyuEEUgM_0qGO75GqV7nYgLKNheup5s6Va0

TITLE: Characterizing the Urban Green Spaces in Davao City, Philippines: Implications for Design and Management

AUTHOR:Ryan C. Songcayauon

DATE PUBLISHED : October 11, 2022

KEY CONTENT: The study finds that the Urban Green Spaces (UGS) per inhabitant within Davao City is less than the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended. It shows that there is a need to be concerned regarding the planning and development of UGS within the urban area

URL: https://dsq-sds.org/index.php/dsq/article/view/3034/3065Art

TITLE: Self Introspection 

AUTHOR: Jonathan Wos

DATE PUBLISHED : 2002

KEY CONTENT: The art portrays how people with disabilities find it dangerous to go outside. Seen in the artwork, Is a boy looking at a wheelchair outside, while bones and blood are scattered everywhere. It means that they feel unsafe, because we lack green spaces built entirely for them, to make them feel safer and accepted.