ESSAYS | POINTS OF VIEW
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Tranquil City’s Guidebook to City Greening: The mission to ensure urban greening research is accessible for all
Having grown up on a farm, the presence of nature was something I took for granted before transitioning to city living. Sitting back in the comfort of the countryside, a simple glance out the window revealed red kites flying over the woodland, and goldfinches nesting in the wildflowers. But this picturesque countryside scene stands in…
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The Summer Itself
When I stepped down to the creek, I left swirling dots of light in my wake. I crossed through the vegetation on the riverbank, which below gave way to a wide bed. In its center, the water gurgled softly along boulders and swathes of gravel. On the sides, the mixture of sand and pebbles was…
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Dust, Water, Memory: Listening to Alwar’s Forgotten Wells
Some places don’t shout. They don’t demand attention. Instead, they sit quietly, holding stories in the stillness of their steps, waiting for someone to ask. In the Indian city of Alwar, Rajasthan, nestled near the Aravalli hills, such places still exist—often hidden behind crumbling walls or trapped within rising neighbourhoods. Among them are two stepwells:…
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TNOC FESTIVAL 2026
The journey to greener,
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SPROUT POETRY JOURNAL
ISSUE 4: CARE
This latest issue includes works that interrogate the modes of engaging with others in (urban and natural) space that can speak to the interrelated dimensions of care.
NBS COMICS: NATURE TO SAVE THE WORLD
26 Visions for Urban Equity, Inclusion and Opportunity
Now a global project with over ONE MILLION readers, we invite comic creators from all over the world to imagine comics about how people and nature might thrive together. Nature-based Solutions (NBS) Comics empowers creators to combine science and storytelling.
STORIES OF TNOC: VOLUME 2
Cheeky monkeys, vertical farms, climate change, and tree tribunals. Our latest collection features 49 short stories from 20 countries that radically re-imagine city life.
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THE NATURE OF GRAFFITI
This is the nature of graffiti. It facilitates speech. It speaks to us. It stakes claims and makes statements. It tells stories.
The Nature of Cities hosts a public gallery about the graffiti and street art that motivates us in public places.
REVERBERATIONS EXHIBITION
Close your eyes. What do you hear?
An exhibition exploring the elements through art, science, and sound, with over 30 contributors from various disciplines in a multimedia experience. Produced by the USDA Forest Service and The Nature of Cities.
THE JUST CITY ESSAYS
