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Urban planner James Lima on revitalizing public spaces. Digitizing pieces of Chattanooga’s labor and industrial past. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

From planning and designing public spaces to building and maintaining them, placemaking keeps the focus on the people who use and benefit from those spaces. James F. Lima will talk about “The Economics of Placemaking” here in Chattanooga - at The Camp House on Thursday, May 4th starting at 5:30 PM - for the CIVIQ speaker series hosted by Chattanooga Design Studio.

After the Civil War, new factories - from textile mills to iron fabricators - were built here in Chattanooga. This semester on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a grant-funded project has been digitizing photos, documents and other materials from that era of labor and industry in this city.

For Hamilton County, setting the pace for future growth. A bold pack of ecological engineers in “Beaverland.” These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

How should growth be managed in the unincorporated parts of Hamilton County? Nathan Janeway is the County’s new Director of Development Services - and he’s involved in the process for the first comprehensive growth plan for the future of those unincorporated areas, recently announced by County Mayor Weston Wamp and County Commissioners.

Beavers are crafty, consequential animals. They have shaped the history of this country, they loom large in our legends - and they are engineering our ecosystem at this very moment. Leila Philip - author of “Beaverland” - visits Chattanooga next month. I spoke with her and Mark McKnight of Reflection Riding.

“Spirit of Wild” - the latest book of poems by KB Ballentine. An arts advocacy coalition for students across Tennessee. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

KB Ballentine is a poet who lives in Chattanooga. She teaches creative writing, theater arts and literature to high school and college students in our area. Her latest collection of poems - “Spirit of Wild” - was just released during this National Poetry Month.

Lesley Scearce of United Way of Greater Chattanooga. On Rossville Boulevard, community crosses state lines. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

United Way of Greater Chattanooga celebrated its centennial of service last year. This year, it launched “Learn United,” a community-wide conversation series - partnering with Millions of Conversations, a national nonprofit.