Episode 1 of (Re)Search for Solutions discusses greening - the conversion of an overgrown vacant lot to a small, grass-covered community space - as a non-policy-based solution to gun violence. We interviewed Professor Charlie Branas, Chairman of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health, and Keith Green, Director of the Philadelphia LandCare Program at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), about their research into the effects of greening in Philadelphia.

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Production Team: Azsanee Truss, Joe Riina-Ferrie, Sonali Rajan, and Lalitha VasudevanEditing: Azsanee Truss with the help of the (Re)Search for Solutions teamMusic: “Research Area” by Poitr PacynaWebsite: ResearchforSolutions.com

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