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It’s hard to set aside my personal frustrations when reading this article, but a sliver of optimism that stood out to me was the study conducted by OSU which stated that it is more economically viable to preserve parks than it is to continue fracking. It’s not often that the interests of people, wildlife, and the economy align in a way that is beneficial for all.

Save Ohio Parks shows that people do care about their environment, they feel a sense of responsibility for the human footprint. They care enough to gather in protest and seek change. But they are frustrated that larger organizations, corporations, and legislators do not share those sentiments.

How can design be used to promote communication and trust between individuals and institutional powers in order to create clean parks?

The point of sustainability is not to sustain systems we currently have that are proven time and time again to have disastrous impacts on the environment. A sustainable future is a future of change; people recognize that and want to work with institutions to make those changes.

How can design help insitutions better reflect the sustainability intiatives of local communities and environmental organizations?