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Renata von tscharner discusses river stories volume iii
Renata von Tscharner is the founder and president of the Charles River Conservancy, which has worked on the stewardship and renewal of the Charles River Parklands since 2000.
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- Renata von tscharner discusses river stories volume iii
- VIDEO Renata von Tscharner founder of Charles River Conservancy announces retirement
- Awards
- Publications
- References
This public interest organization aims at making the 400 acres (160 ha) of urban parklands from the Boston Harbor to the Watertown Dam more attractive, active and accessible for all. The Charles River Conservancy built a 40,000 sq ft skatepark that opened in 2015. She hosts a regular TV shows on CCTV (Cambridge).
VIDEO: Renata von Tscharner, founder of Charles River Conservancy, announces retirement
Awards
von Tscharner has co-written several books on public art, urban design and environmental education and has taught at several academic institutions in New England. Prior to starting the Charles River Conservancy, she taught in the landscape program of Harvard's Radcliffe Seminars, she was a principal of The Townscape Institute, Assistant City Planner in Berne, Switzerland, and Planning Officer with the Greater London Council’s Covent Garden Task Force. She has a degree in architecture and city planning from the Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland.
She resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her husband Peter Munkenbeck.