{"id":54930,"date":"2024-11-26T05:59:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T10:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/?page_id=54930"},"modified":"2025-05-05T07:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:09:29","slug":"home-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/home-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Home 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"LEADBLOCK\" class=\"wp-block-group padding-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#43a047\"><strong>ESSAYS | <\/strong>POINTS OF VIEW<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 stretch-height wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-60698 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia category-essay category-essay-people-and-communitites category-essay-place-and-design tag-asia tag-communities tag-educationknowledgelearning tag-experiencing-nature tag-water\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group home-block green-bottom from-loop has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5c0cd5e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div style=\"color:#43a047; font-style:normal;font-weight:300;\" class=\"green-top wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T15:04:51-04:00\">20 April 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/04\/20\/the-invisible-flows-reactivating-another-way-of-knowing-to-integrate-the-inner-and-outer-ryuiki-part-3-of-3\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kobayashi41-600x240.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Invisible Flows: Reactivating another way of knowing to Integrate the Inner and Outer Ryuiki (Part 3 of 3)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/04\/20\/the-invisible-flows-reactivating-another-way-of-knowing-to-integrate-the-inner-and-outer-ryuiki-part-3-of-3\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Invisible Flows: Reactivating another way of knowing to Integrate the Inner and Outer Ryuiki (Part 3 of 3)<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div style=\"color:#5a5a5a; font-size:0.7em;\" class=\"home-block-text wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In Japan, a form of primordial animism has long existed: a sensibility that perceives mysterious power in stones, trees, and even mountains themselves, revering them as sacred presences. What is important is that many of these traditions are not merely religious beliefs, but forms of practical wisdom rooted in everyday life and in careful observation&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-60669 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia category-essay category-essay-people-and-communitites category-essay-place-and-design tag-asia tag-culture tag-educationknowledgelearning tag-experiencing-nature tag-water\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group home-block green-bottom from-loop has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5c0cd5e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div style=\"color:#43a047; font-style:normal;font-weight:300;\" class=\"green-top wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T08:28:44-04:00\">20 April 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/04\/20\/the-layered-archipelago-the-wisdom-of-a-cultural-syncretism-and-regeneration-embedded-in-japanese-myth-and-history-part-2-of-3\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kobayashi33-600x240.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Layered Archipelago: The Wisdom of a Cultural Syncretism and Regeneration Embedded in Japanese Myth and History (Part 2 of 3)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/04\/20\/the-layered-archipelago-the-wisdom-of-a-cultural-syncretism-and-regeneration-embedded-in-japanese-myth-and-history-part-2-of-3\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Layered Archipelago: The Wisdom of a Cultural Syncretism and Regeneration Embedded in Japanese Myth and History (Part 2 of 3)<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div style=\"color:#5a5a5a; font-size:0.7em;\" class=\"home-block-text wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As we saw in Part 1, Ryuiki Awareness is the capacity to perceive the world as an interconnected whole, in which all existence is dynamically linked. In Part 2, we turn to cultural history and ancient myths to explore how this awareness came to be cultivated on the Japanese volcanic archipelago. Shinbutsu-Shugo and the Faith&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-60650 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asia category-essay category-essay-place-and-design tag-asia tag-awareness tag-culture tag-experiencing-nature tag-water\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group home-block green-bottom from-loop has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e5c0cd5e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div style=\"color:#43a047; font-style:normal;font-weight:300;\" class=\"green-top wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T08:26:39-04:00\">20 April 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/04\/20\/ryuiki-sensing-the-living-workings-of-all-existence-as-kami-rediscovering-japanese-culture-as-a-path-toward-regenerative-futures-in-the-daisen-watershed-part-1-of-3\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kobayashi6-600x240.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ryuiki: Sensing the Living Workings of All Existence as Kami\u2014Rediscovering Japanese Culture as a Path toward Regenerative Futures in the Daisen Watershed (Part 1 of 3)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/04\/20\/ryuiki-sensing-the-living-workings-of-all-existence-as-kami-rediscovering-japanese-culture-as-a-path-toward-regenerative-futures-in-the-daisen-watershed-part-1-of-3\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ryuiki: Sensing the Living Workings of All Existence as Kami\u2014Rediscovering Japanese Culture as a Path toward Regenerative Futures in the Daisen Watershed (Part 1 of 3)<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div style=\"color:#5a5a5a; font-size:0.7em;\" class=\"home-block-text wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">How might humanity reweave its relationship with a fraying world and rebuild a regenerative civilization that can flourish alongside the living Earth? Such thoughts were crossing my mind as I walked through the mountains. No\u2014this is not the moment for such thoughts. \u201cListen to the voices of the mountains and rivers,\u201d the senior priest says.&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc306653 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/essays\/\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#238c3b\">MORE ESSAYS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top green-border is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2cae34\"><strong>TNOC&#8217;S 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from-loop is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div style=\"color:#039be5; font-style:normal;font-weight:300;\" class=\"blue-top wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T12:24:46-04:00\">31 March 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/03\/31\/rising-autocracy-around-the-globe-is-strangling-science-and-crippling-public-dialogue-around-knowledge-and-action-in-sustainability-what-now\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Erasing-data-600x240.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rising autocracy around the globe is strangling science and crippling public dialogue around knowledge and action in sustainability. What now?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 style=\"color:#039be5;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/03\/31\/rising-autocracy-around-the-globe-is-strangling-science-and-crippling-public-dialogue-around-knowledge-and-action-in-sustainability-what-now\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rising autocracy around the globe is strangling science and crippling public dialogue around knowledge and action in sustainability. What now?<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb is-layout-flow wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#5a5a5a\"><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__prefix\">With <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Pau G. Aleikum<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Tom Black<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Basil Bornemann<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Rebecca Bratspies<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">PK Das<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Paul Downton<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Thomas Elmqvist<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Sumetee Gajjar<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Claude Garcia<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Annegret Haase<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Dagmar Haase<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Cecilia Herzog<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Toni Luna<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">David Maddox<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Anne Maassen<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Rob McDonald<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Stabbers McGuillicutty<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Patrick Meyfroidt<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Roberto Mulieri<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Diane Pataki<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">David Simon<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Evi Togia<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Patrick Waeber<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Manolis Wallace<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\"> and <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Erich Wolff<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more has-medium-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/03\/31\/rising-autocracy-around-the-globe-is-strangling-science-and-crippling-public-dialogue-around-knowledge-and-action-in-sustainability-what-now\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>JOIN THE DISCUSSION<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Rising autocracy around the globe is strangling science and crippling public dialogue around knowledge and action in sustainability. What now?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-60180 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-asia category-australia-nz category-europe category-north-america category-essay-place-and-design category-roundtable tag-africa tag-asia tag-australia-new-zealand tag-europe tag-north-america tag-what-is-urban-nature tag-wildlife-people-interactions\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group home-block blue-bottom from-loop is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div style=\"color:#039be5; font-style:normal;font-weight:300;\" class=\"blue-top wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-03T11:44:42-05:00\">3 February 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/02\/03\/can-we-give-wildlife-a-place-as-stakeholders-in-decisions-about-urban-planning\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image002-600x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Can we give wildlife a place as stakeholders in decisions about urban planning?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 style=\"color:#039be5;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/02\/03\/can-we-give-wildlife-a-place-as-stakeholders-in-decisions-about-urban-planning\/\" target=\"_self\" >Can we give wildlife a place as stakeholders in decisions about urban planning?<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb is-layout-flow wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#5a5a5a\"><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__prefix\">With <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Kelly Baldwin Heid<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Manisha Bhardwaj<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Jo\u00eblle Salomon Cavin<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Minwoo Chun<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Lazare Duval<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Peter Edwards<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Johan Enqvist<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Leonie Fischer<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Chandrima Home<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Mark Hostetler<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Haseeb Irfanullah<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Jaime Jackson<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Pearl Jackson-Payen<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Madhusudan Katti<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Reza Khan<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Sophia Kimmig<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Gitty Korsuize<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Seth Magle<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Kinga Psiuk<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Navya Raju<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Kimberly Rivera<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Juan Rovalo<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Karina L. Speziale<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\">, <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Tanja Straka<\/p><\/div><span class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthors__separator\"> and <\/span><div class=\"wp-block-co-authors-plus-coauthor\"><p style=\"color:#5a5a5a;\" class=\"wp-elements-14842be826cf0ec07a17b905b05e2a2a wp-block-co-authors-plus-name has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1434b853ae96e0f8954323c7885602bb\">Marufa Sultana<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-read-more has-medium-font-size\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/02\/03\/can-we-give-wildlife-a-place-as-stakeholders-in-decisions-about-urban-planning\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>JOIN THE DISCUSSION<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Can we give wildlife a place as stakeholders in decisions about urban planning?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc306653 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/roundtable\/\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#039be5\">MORE ROUNDTABLES<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"PROJECTS1\" class=\"wp-block-group padding-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#8e24aa\"><strong>PROJECTS | <\/strong>ART, SCIENCE &amp; ACTION, TOGETHER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top stretch-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top green-border is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:24%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2cae34\">TNOC FESTIVAL 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group home-block padding-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tnoc-festival.com\/wp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tnocfest_2024_background_1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tnocfest_2024_background_1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tnocfest_2024_background_1024-654x560.png 654w, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tnocfest_2024_background_1024-100x86.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The journey to greener,<br>more inclusive cities<br>continues&#8230;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c124d1c4 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tnoc-festival.com\/wp\/\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#238c3b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JOIN US<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top home-block padding-2 green-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:24%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2cae34\">SPROUT POETRY JOURNAL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sproutpoetryjournal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SPROUT-4-COVER-433x560.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SPROUT-4-COVER-433x560.png 433w, 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It facilitates speech. It speaks to us. It stakes claims and makes statements. 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Produced by the <\/strong>USDA Forest Service<strong> and <\/strong>The Nature of Cities<strong>.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c124d1c4 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/reverberations\/\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#8e24aa\">VISIT THE EXHIBITION<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top home-block padding-2 cyan-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00acc1\"> THE JUST CITY ESSAYS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/the-just-city-essays\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/26.-Maddox-e1670703306802.png\" alt=\"The Just City Essays\" class=\"wp-image-50897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/26.-Maddox-e1670703306802.png 1008w, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/26.-Maddox-e1670703306802-100x41.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>26 Visions for Urban Equity, Inclusion&nbsp;and Opportunity<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Produced by <\/strong>The Nature of Cities<strong>, together with <\/strong>The J. 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