While reading a lot of the previous articles in class about urbanization and incorporating nature into the city, it was hard to believe that we could add more nature into our city since it’s very developed. However, after reading this article, I’ve started to believe that it’s possible. Also, before reading this article I wasn’t aware of the efforts that people were putting into helping with our environmental situation. I always thought that a lot of people were ignoring the needs of the environment, but now I know that there is hope. Even though this planning strategy is expensive, I feel that if we were to incorporate this idea into other parks and school playgrounds, we could save a lot of money in the long run. Whenever there’s problematic storm water runoff, the government spends a lot of money in trying to fix that situation after the damage is done, but there isn’t much that is done to fix the situation for the future. Temporary fixes can only hold out for so long. We need something permanent like the $1 million playground renovation. There are the monetary effects to doing this in that the government saves money in the long run. However, there are also going to be positive cognitive effects on the children. In a previous article that we read, we saw how plants and nature helps improve the brain functions of students. If more nature is incorporated into playground where little kids often go, there’s a possibility that there would be improvements in their cognitive function. Fixing up the environmental issue would be a plus for everyone.
