biophilic cities

#ForewordFriday: Biophilic Cities Edition

By Katharine Sucher / On March 3rd, 2017
What if, even in the heart of a densely developed city, people could have meaningful encounters with nature? The idea of a green city, a sustainable city, and even a resilient city are well-understood. Now, the emerging ideal of a biophilic city—which goes beyond green infrastructure to connect urban dwellers with nature on a deeper level—is a useful and necessary addition to the way we think about city planning and design.
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Nature in Our Alleys

By Timothy Beatley / On July 9th, 2013
One key premise of our concept of Biophilic Cities is that nature is (and ought to be) all around us, nearby and readily accessible.
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Green Cities: Inspiration from Europe

By Timothy Beatley / On July 2nd, 2012
It is fitting that I am here in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque country of Spain, on the occasion of the launch of our new edited book Green Cities of Europe. This beautiful city represents much of what I have come to admire about European cities and why I have spent so much of my life over the last twenty years visiting and studying them. It is a city that is now getting a degree of important and deserved recognition around Europe (and beyond).