John Kamp

John Kamp is co-author of DREAM PLAY BUILD: Hands-on community Engagement for Enduring Spaces and Places out now on Island Press. Professionally, he is an urban and landscape designer with PRAIRIEFORM, as well as a facilitator, frequently collaborating with James Rojas of Place It!. He is a licensed landscape contractor in the state of California (C-27 #1039171). He has over 15 years of experience in the design and installation of Prairieform Climatescapes (landscapes that do not require irrigation that are anchored within the climates they thrive in and are a response to climate change), 15 years of experience in planning and urban design with a focus on urban tree-canopy restoration and designing for the pedestrian, and 20 years of experience with facilitation and trainings. He speaks...