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Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Biophilic Cities ......Page 4
ISBN-13: 9781597267151 (pbk. : alk. paper)......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Foreword......Page 14
One: The Importance of Nature and Wildness in Our Urban Lives ......Page 16
The Power of Nature......Page 18
Green Cities, Healthy Cities......Page 21
The Economics of Biophilia......Page 22
Healing Urban Ills......Page 24
Overcoming De-Natured Childhoods......Page 25
Nature and the Wonder of Urban Living......Page 29
Concluding Thoughts......Page 31
Two: The Nature of (in) Cities ......Page 32
The Nature Above......Page 33
The Nature All Around......Page 40
The Nature Below......Page 48
Multisensory Nature and the Enveloping Natural World......Page 51
The Nature Behind (and Ahead)......Page 54
Concluding Thoughts......Page 57
Three: Biophilic Cities: What Are They? ......Page 60
Biophilic Cities Are Places of Easily Accessible and Abundant Nature......Page 65
Biophilic Cities Are Rich, Textured, Multisensory Environments......Page 67
Biophilic Cities Are Inspired by and Mimic Nature......Page 68
Biophilic Cities Exhibit and Celebrate the Shapes and Forms of Nature......Page 73
Biophilic Cities Celebrate Their Unique Nature and Biodiversity......Page 77
In Biophilic Cities Citizens Are Actively Involved in Enjoying, Watching, and Participating in the Nature around Them......Page 78
Biophilic Cities Actively Encourage Us to Connect with Nature......Page 80
Biophilic Cities Connect Us to Our Climate......Page 83
In Biophilic Cities Citizens Are Knowledgeable about the Biodiversity and Nature around Them......Page 86
In Biophilic Cities Citizens Have a Deep Sense of the Natural History of City and Region......Page 87
In Biophilic Cities Priority Is Placed on Ecological Restoration and Repair......Page 88
Biophilic Cities Invest in the Institutions and Infrastructure Necessary to Educate and Foster Connections to Nature, Near and F......Page 90
Biophilic Cities Take Cues from the Larger Environment and Bioregion......Page 93
Biophilic Cities Work to Protect Nature beyond Their Borders......Page 94
Concluding Thoughts......Page 96
Four: Biophilic Urban Design and Planning ......Page 98
Green Regions and Compact Cities......Page 100
Parks, Trees, and Urban Forests......Page 104
Reimagining the Interstices of the City......Page 106
A River Runs Through It (the City, That Is)......Page 110
Biophilic Streets and Infrastructure......Page 113
Food and Agriculture in the City......Page 115
Biophilic Urban Neighborhoods......Page 119
Limiting Cars, Expanding Nature......Page 121
Re-Earthing Older Urban Neighborhoods......Page 125
Biophilic and Healthy Buildings......Page 128
Greening the Vertical: Green Walls and Green Rooftops......Page 134
Biophilic Schools......Page 140
Concluding Thoughts......Page 143
New Biophilic Design and Planning Standards......Page 146
Overcoming Regulatory Barriers......Page 150
Educating for Urban Biophilia: No Child Left Inside......Page 152
Overcoming the Cultural and Social Obstacles to Biophilic Cities......Page 155
New Community Institutions and Capabilities......Page 158
The Social Capital of Biophilic Cities......Page 161
Leadership for Biophilic Cities......Page 163
Concluding Thoughts......Page 164
Six: Concluding Thoughts: Growing the Biophilic City ......Page 166
Endnotes......Page 174
Bibliography......Page 190
Index......Page 196
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