Six parks across the world are finalists in a global competition that recognizes the successes of large- and small-scale public spaces.

Aitken Place Park, a new 3,000-square-metre park planned for the Toronto waterfront, will be designed by landscape architecture firms Thomas Balsey Associates and Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc. The companies, based out of New York and Toronto respectively, were selected to collaborate on the project by Waterfront Toronto.

The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) and the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) have teamed up to collaborate on conservation, public outreach activities and educational programs. Through

As density increases in cities and land for new parks becomes scarce, areas including Toronto are now looking to privately owned public spaces.

The economic and environmental benefits of urban parks are many. But as demand for land rises, cities must be creative when building new spaces.