Science & Tools – Page 11 – The Nature of Cities

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2016 Jun

Towards the Water-Sensitive City

Gary Grant

Architecture, Design, Ecosystem services, Green Infrastructure, Resilience, Sustainability, Water, Wetlands/Rivers/Streams
2016 May

Creating the Pioneer St Corridor: How the Tree Made Me See my Neighbors Differently

Lindsay Campbell

Communities, Experiencing Nature, Green Infrastructure, Participation/Democracy, Stewardship, Trees
2016 May

Scentimental Associations with Nature: Odor-Associative Learning and Biophilic Design

Sam Gochman

Biophilia, Design, Experiencing Nature, Health, Tools, What is urban nature?
2016 May

A Sustainable Future with Jobs and Social Harmony Starts with Urban Nature

Buyana Kareem

Africa, Economics, Ecosystem services, Health, North America, Planning, Sustainability, Trees
2016 May

Market-Based Solutions Cannot Forge Transformative and Inclusive Urban Futures

Richard Friend

Asia, Climate change, Economics, Governance, Health, Infrastructure, Media, Participation/Democracy, Policy
2016 May

Biophilic Urban Acupuncture: The Importance of Biophilia in Urban Places

Jonce Walker

Art, Awareness, Biophilia, Design, Health, Parks, Tools, Transportation
2016 May

Look Who’s Coming to Dinner…Bacteria that Eat the Gowanus Sludge—TNOC Podcast Episode 7

Philip Silva
and
David Maddox

North America, Pollution, Water
2016 May

Changing Climate and Changing Cities: If You “Dress” Urban Planning Differently, You May be Able to Cope

Paula Villagra
and
Álvaro González Reyes

Climate change, Design, Planning, Policy, Resilience, South America, Sustainability, What is urban nature?
2016 May

Practicing Community Environmental Education in Urban Settings

Marianne Krasny
,
Mutizwa Mukute
,
Olivia Aguilar
,
Mapula Priscilla Masilela
and
Lausanne Olvitt

Africa, Communities, Education/Knowledge/Learning, North America, Participation/Democracy, Stewardship
2016 May

Case Studies from Colombia that are Valuable Across South America

Ana Faggi

Biodiversity, Ecosystem services, Participation/Democracy, Planning, Restoration, South America
2016 May

Designing for a Moving Target, Part II: Ensuring Human Health in a Changing Climate

Chris Garvin

Biophilia, Climate change, Communities, Ecosystem services, Health, Pollution, Resilience, Tools
2016 May

School Partnerships are Key to Vibrant and Sustainable Cities

Polly Knowlton Cockett
,
Janet Dyment
,
Mariona Espinet
and
Yu Huang

Agriculture, Biodiversity, Children, Communities, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Pedagogy, Pollution, Stewardship, Sustainability, Tools, Water
2016 May

Designing for a Moving Target, Part I: Adapting Our Buildings to a Changing Climate

Chris Garvin
,
Allison Bernett
and
Chris Starkey

Architecture, Biophilia, Climate change, Design, Disasters/Red zone, Ecosystem services, Resilience, Sustainability
2016 May

Environmental Education and Advancing Urbanization

David Maddox
,
Harini Nagendra
,
Thomas Elmqvist
and
Alex Russ

Awareness, Biodiversity, Education, Policy, What is urban nature?
2016 Apr

lowlands—Small-Scale and Nimble Projects that Create Resilient and Just Cities

Elliott Maltby

Climate change, Design, Green Infrastructure, Housing, Livability, Participation/Democracy, Resilience, What is urban nature?
2016 Apr

Shortcomings of the Paris Accord: We Need to Combat Air Pollution at Multiple Scales

Christopher Sellers

Carbon, Children, Climate change, Health, Justice, Livability, Policy, Pollution
2016 Apr

Justice and Geometry in the Form of Linear Parks

David Maddox

Corridors, Design, Ecosystem services, Health, Justice, Landscape, Livability, Parks, Planning
2016 Apr

Confronting the Dark Side of Urban Agriculture

Francois Mancebo

Agriculture, Architecture, Awareness, Children, Health, Pollution, Smart Cities, What is urban nature?
2016 Apr

Cities Are Home to Threatened Species. So What?

Chris Ives

Biodiversity, Conservation, Experiencing Nature, Networks, Value, What is urban nature?
2016 Apr

Green Infrastructure that Creates Climate Resilience, Human Resilience, and Quality of Life in Los Angeles’ Underserved Neighborhoods

Tori Kjer

Children, Climate change, Green Infrastructure, Justice, Parks, Participation/Democracy, Policy, Resilience, Water
2016 Mar

A Threatened Old Forest Tells a Story Relevant to Every Urban Forest

Myla Aronson

Biodiversity, Birds, Climate change, Corridors, Invasive Species, Tools, Trees
2016 Mar

How Perspectives of Field Arborists and Tree Climbers are Useful for Understanding and Managing Urban Forests

Adrina Bardekjian

Art, Awareness, Communities, Culture, Education/Knowledge/Learning, Experiencing Nature, Stewardship, Trees
2016 Mar

The Royal Bats of Kano City

Aliyu Barau

Africa, Biodiversity, Conservation, Corridors, Infrastructure, Parks, Planning, Wildlife People Interactions
2016 Mar

From Reactive to Proactive Resilience: Designing the New Sustainability

Nina-Marie Lister

Architecture, Design, Disasters/Red zone, Nina-Marie Lister, Planning, Policy, Resilience
2016 Mar

Knowing vs. Doing: Propelling Design with Ecology

Anne Trumble

Architecture, Art, Climate change, Culture, Design, Experiencing Nature, Networks, What is urban nature?
2016 Mar

Land Use Planning: The Critical Part of Climate Action Plans that Most Cities Miss

Emily Wier
and
Alisa Zomer

Carbon, Climate change, Economics, Planning, Policy, Transportation
2016 Mar

We Cannot Reduce Urban Inequality Unless We Fix Inequality in Exposure to Disaster Risk

Fadi Hamdan

Climate change, Disasters/Red zone, Economics, Infrastructure, Justice, Planning, Resilience
2016 Mar

How To Put Information, Transparency, and Communities at the Center of Resilience Planning

Richard Friend

Asia, Communities, Disasters/Red zone, Planning, Resilience, Tools
2016 Mar

Why Conserve Small Forest Fragments and Individual Trees in Urban Areas?

Mark Hostetler

Biodiversity, Birds, Conservation, Corridors, Development, Infrastructure, Planning
2016 Mar

Landscape initiatives are in operation or in development in many parts of the world. What is key to making them work and be useful? How are they good for cities?

Steve Brown
,
Martha Fajardo
,
Carla Gonçalves
,
Monica Luengo
,
Claudia Misteli
,
Osvaldo Moreno
,
Liana Jansen
,
Laura Spinadel
,
Kenneth Taylor
and
Menno Welling

Culture, Design, Economics, Ecosystem services, Gardens, Health, Indigenous peoples, Justice, Landscape, Livability, South America, What is urban nature?