mimi10v3Cities judged by the lives they make possible: access to nature, convivial movement, public happiness, and the feedback between urban form and everyday behavior.
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10/10Built Environment : Urbanism
Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning
About the bookTimothy Beatley argues that cities should move beyond merely reducing environmental harm to actively integrating nature into their physical and social fabric. Drawing on case studies fr…
6/10Built Environment : UrbanismHappy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
About the bookCharles Montgomery, a journalist and urbanist, argues that the modern city is often designed to make its inhabitants miserable, prioritizing automobile traffic and economic efficiency o…
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| Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning | Timothy Beatley | 2010 | 10 | Read | → |
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