描述
The cities of the future are nature-based – or at least they should be if we want to live in them tomorrow. While the building of cities was once a symbol of humanity’s victory over wild nature, today more and more metropolises are trying to bring nature back. Greater resilience, sustainability, quality of life and biodiversity are just a few of the many good arguments for doing so. In issue 128 of topos magazine, we take a look at the concept of the biophilic city, its pros and cons, and we discuss hand-picked examples of cities (including San Francisco (USA), Edmonton (CA) and Wellington (NZ)), that have successfully integrated fauna and flora into their urban structures.
Topics
FUTURE CITIES ARE BIOPHILIC CITIES
An introduction by Timothy Beatley
THE BIOPHILIC NETWORK
All official biophilic cities at one glance
CODIFIED INTO LAW
San Francisco’s path to becoming a biophilic city
THE POCKET GREEN CITY AND ITS RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
Interview with Jennifer Cooper, San Francisco
SINGAPORE’S GREEN RISE
The green rise of a city
THE SPOOKY SPIDER
They are arachnids, not insects!
ECOLOGY, WELLNESS, AND CELEBRATION
Edmonton, Canada
A RIBBON OF GREEN
Interview with Howeida Hassan, Edmonton
THE GREEN GIANTS
The Bosco Verticale – praised as well as criticized
HARBOR AND HAVEN
Colombo, Sri Lanka
THE MURDEROUS MOSQUITO
Among the most dangerous animals
A CITY INTERCONNECTED WITH NATURE
Interview with Liam Hodgetts, Wellington
THE REMARKABLE ROACH
One of the most well-known insects
MOUNTAINS, SEA AND MICRO-FORESTS
Izmir’s biophilic approaches
ZOOS AND ZOOCHOSIS
They might be a bad idea
PICTURE SERIES
Some of the most beautiful botanical gardens
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