Design – Page 10 – The Nature of Cities

2014 Aug

The Need to Develop Flora and Fauna Biometric Tools for Urban Planning

Mark Hostetler

Biodiversity, Corridors, Design, Planning, Tools
2014 Aug

TNOC Encore: Exploring the Nature Pyramid

Tim Beatley

Awareness, Biodiversity, Biophilia, Design, Experiencing Nature, Value
2014 Jul

TNOC Encore: Vacant Land in Cities Could Provide Important Social and Ecological Benefits

Timon McPhearson

Activism, Agriculture, Awareness, Biodiversity, Communities, Design, Justice, Tools, Vacant lots
2014 Jul

Ecological Landscape Design for Urban Biodiversity, Ecological Education and Nature Restoration in Kyushu, Japan

Keitaro Ito

Asia, Children, Communities, Design, Education, Experiencing Nature, Landscape, Parks, Water
2014 Jul

Is There Any Type of Urban Greenspace that Addresses the Urban-Rural Continuum? Urban Agriculture

Francois Mancebo

Agriculture, Biophilia, Design, Gardens, Planning, Sustainability
2014 May

Weaving Nature for Biodiversity Enhancement in African Urban Landscapes

Shuaib Lwasa

Africa, Biodiversity, Communities, Design, Popular
2014 May

Education, Communication and Mobilization: Is Urban Ecology the Way Forward for Urban Planning and Design in Brazilian cities?

Cecilia Herzog

Awareness, Biodiversity, Biophilia, Design, Education, Participation/Democracy, Planning, South America
2014 Apr

Nature Needs Half

Lynn Wilson

Awareness, Biodiversity, Conservation, Design, North America, Parks, Planning
2014 Apr

Sweet by Nature: African Cities and the Natural World

Lesley Lokko

Africa, Architecture, Design
2014 Apr

Collective Impact: A New Model for Regional Open Space Planning

Mike Houck
and
Mike Wetter

Communities, Conservation, Design, Networks, Parks, Planning, Policy, Tools
2014 Mar

It’s Not Only City Design—We Need To Integrate Sustainability Across the Rural-Urban Continuum

Francois Mancebo

Climate change, Design, Development, Ecological footprint, Energy, Pollution, Sustainability
2014 Mar

Ecology Rights and City Development Plans: The Case of Mumbai

PK Das

Asia, Coasts, Communities, Design, Tools
2014 Mar

Graffiti on the Path and the Nature of Public Space

Paul Downton

Art, Awareness, Design
2014 Feb

Buenos Aires Tries to Design for Biodiversity

Ana Faggi

Biodiversity, Conservation, Design, Popular, South America
2014 Feb

Hammarby Sjöstad — A New Generation of Sustainable Urban Eco-Districts

Maria E Ignatieva
and
Per Berg

Architecture, Design, Development, Ecocities, Water, Wetlands/Rivers/Streams
2014 Feb

Bangkok: Beautiful Mess

Victoria Marshall

Architecture, Asia, Design, Development, Tools
2014 Jan

Involving Children in the Design of Park Renovations to Create Green Places for Play with Urban Nature

Keitaro Ito

Asia, Children, Design, Experiencing Nature, Parks, Participation/Democracy
2014 Jan

A Matter of Scale: Connecting Human Design Decisions with Decisions Made by Wildlife

Mark Hostetler

Biodiversity, Design, Development, Invasive Species, Wildlife People Interactions
2014 Jan

Can Devastated Landscapes Inspire Planning and Adaptation?

Paula Villagra

Design, Disasters/Red zone, Landscape, Water, Wetlands/Rivers/Streams
2014 Jan

Should programs in architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture require a certain minimum level of learning about the fundamentals of ecology? Why?

Paul Downton
,
Barbara Deutsch
,
Martha Fajardo
,
Noboru Kawashima
,
Norbert Mueller
and
Kaveh

Architecture, Design, Education, Landscape, Planning
2014 Jan

Highlights from The Nature of Cities in 2013

David Maddox

Architecture, Art, Awareness, Biodiversity, Communities, Conservation, Design, Experiencing Nature, Parks, Resilience, Sustainability, Water, What is urban nature?, Wildlife People Interactions
2013 Dec

The Village within the City—Rurality in the Era of Globalization

Harini Nagendra

Asia, Communities, Design, Ecological footprint, Planning
2013 Nov

A Worldview of Urban Nature that includes “Runaway” Cities

Shuaib Lwasa

Africa, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Design, Gardens, Planning, Popular
2013 Sep

St. Petersburg: Towards Integrated and Sustainable Green Infrastructure

Maria E Ignatieva

Biodiversity, Communities, Design, Development, Europe, Gardens, Livability, Parks, Planning, Policy, Stewardship
2013 Aug

Designing the Urban Soundscape

Thomas Elmqvist

Architecture, Art, Awareness, Design, Europe, Landscape, Livability, North America, Planning, Sound
2013 Aug

Form, Function, and Cultural Memory: Recalling the Nature of Cities

Paul Downton

Architecture, Australia & New Zealand, Communities, Conservation, Design, Development
2013 Aug

Open Mumbai: Re-envisioning the City and Its Open Spaces

PK Das

Architecture, Asia, Awareness, Coasts, Communities, Conservation, Design, Development, Economics, Gardens, Justice, Livability, Parks, Planning, Policy, Smart Cities, Water
2013 Jul

Who Creates the Art of Urban Practice?

Victoria Marshall

Architecture, Communities, Design
2013 Jul

“Growing Place” in Japan—Creating Ecological Spaces at Schools that Educate and Engage Everyone

Keitaro Ito

Architecture, Biodiversity, Children, Design, Experiencing Nature, Gardens, Participation/Democracy
2013 Jul

Barcelona—Gaudi’s City

Andre Mader

Architecture, Art, Awareness, Communities, Design, Europe, Experiencing Nature, What is urban nature?