This is a Skype presentation by landscape architect Brian Baker. In the 20th century, hospitals became more and more enclosed and isolated, relying on technology in patient treatment over fresh air and open views, while separating themselves from the community. However, recent studies show the value of experiencing nature in patient recovery. Healthcare facilities are now expanding their role in communities, thus allowing landscape design to become a more integral part of hospital planning. It turns out that Singapore is leading the way.Mr. Baker has served in various capacities with responsibilities covering planning and design, from master planner of new communities to designer of small outdoor spaces. He makes his home in Barcelona.
Robert Sanford has been a member of this chapter since August of 1998. This is his 19th program for us. He was the original emcee of the Sunday Meeting, and served in that capacity for just over 7 years. Since he retired, he's been house-sitting --- he claims to be the richest homeless person any of us knows -- and traveling. He just got back from almost two months in Egypt, India, Nepal, and Tunisia. Robert was the HGP/AHA National Conference coordinator, and has planned six regional conferences, including the one next weekend.
Have you ever wondered why the Black population in Oregon is so small? Oregon has a history not only of Black exclusion and discrimination, but also of a vibrant Black culture that helped sustain many communities throughout the state—a history that is not taught in schools. This is the focus of “Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon? A Hidden History,” a conversation with Portland State University author and adjunct professor Walidah Imarisha. Imarisha has taught in Portland State University’s Black studies department, where she has created classes about topics as diverse as the history of the Black Panther Party, race and the history of prisons, Hurricane Katrina, and hip hop as literature.
John Patterson presents a brief scientific explanation of the greenhouse effect and how carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas, is accumulating at alarming rates. What will the effects be over the short term and long term? He examines the moral implications. and the implications for the humanist world view as well as to the Christian and other world views? Patterson has written numerous articles in scientific and technical journals.