Connecting Cities and Nature 

 
 
 
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Value of Nature in the Time of Pandemic

In response to the rapidly unfolding COVID-19 global pandemic, countries and cities around the world have quickly implemented a diverse range of interventions to reduce the spread and impact of the virus. We are forging new daily routines, inclusive of which is the intuitive need to counteract the isolation of households with a connection to the larger, natural world.

Links to Resources and Readings

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Biophilic Cities Pattern Library

We have begun a collective pattern library to display the remarkable array of impressive, natureful work underway in cities around the world.  Please peruse, be inspired as we are, but also nominate and contribute your own additions to the library!

Visit the Pattern Library

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Join the Network

Become a member of a growing global community of partner cities, organizations and individuals committed to planning and designing cities with abundant nature, where citizens have rich contact with the flourishing natural world as an element of daily life.

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Films

Biophilic Cities produces short documentary films showcasing global biophilic communities and projects.

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Partner Cities Planning And Designing for Nature.

Biophilic Cities facilitates a global network of partner cities working collectively to pursue the vision of a natureful city within their unique and diverse environments and cultures.

 
 
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Volume 3, No. 2

biophilic cities journal

The bi-annual Biophilic Cities Journal includes a rich array of city and project spotlights, academic research, perspective pieces, and book reviews from global biophilic design and planning practitioners. The format and display of each journal issue seeks to emulate the beauty of the places it explores.

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