This episode features a conversation with Dr. Thomas Campanella, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Historian-in-Residence and a Cornell history professor who researches city planning and the urban built environment.

We have an off-the-beaten path conversation about NYC parks history, including: the roots of American anti-urbanism; Brownstone Brooklyn’s glacial history; graveyards as the predecessors of public parks; the Indigenous history of Marine Park; European design influence on NYC public spaces; Robert Moses and Frederick Law Olmsted; Dr. Campanella’s park recommendations, and more!

To learn more about Dr. Thomas Campanella’s work, visit www.builtbrooklyn.org, or read his books:

Brooklyn: The Once and Future City, and The Republic of Shade: New England and the American Elm.

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Everyday Environmentalism is a podcast that tells past and present stories about "urban nature" in New York City. We interview current activists in tandem with environmental historians to produce a long history of the ways ordinary New Yorkers have experienced the urban outdoors and created more sustainable relationships with their environment.

This podcast is hosted by Amanda Martin-Hardin, Maddy Aubey, and Prem Thakker.

Visit www.everydayenvironmentalism.org for more information.

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