{"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-1e2a2974 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-8f0f445d wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-61037 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay category-latin-america category-essay-place-and-design tag-awareness tag-conservation tag-south-america tag-what-is-urban-nature\">\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-73c575fe 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=\"2026-06-24T14:13:08-04:00\">24 June 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\/06\/24\/why-do-humans-need-darkness-light-imagination-and-the-human-rhythm-of-the-city\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cerkev_Marijinega_rojstva_Trska_Gora_1-1-600x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why Do Humans Need Darkness?: Light, Imagination, and the Human Rhythm of the City\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/06\/24\/why-do-humans-need-darkness-light-imagination-and-the-human-rhythm-of-the-city\/\" target=\"_self\" >Why Do Humans Need Darkness?: Light, Imagination, and the Human Rhythm of the City<\/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\">For most of human history, darkness was not an exception in urban life. It was part of the ordinary condition of inhabiting the world. Nighttime framed resting, shaped social rhythms, protected ecosystems, and connected human beings to realities larger than themselves. Today, however, many cities behave as if darkness were a defect to be eliminated&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-61009 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay category-north-america category-essay-people-and-communitites category-essay-science-and-tools tag-biodiversity tag-communities tag-educationknowledgelearning tag-experiencing-nature tag-north-america\">\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-73c575fe 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=\"2026-06-17T11:42:53-04:00\">17 June 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\/06\/17\/how-lake-sturgeon-are-teaching-children\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sturgeon-in-the-Classroom-2-600x240.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Lake Sturgeon Are Teaching Children\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/06\/17\/how-lake-sturgeon-are-teaching-children\/\" target=\"_self\" >How Lake Sturgeon Are Teaching Children<\/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\">What if there were an educational program that could ignite a sense of wonder in middle school students, bring science to life in unforgettable ways, and nurture a stewardship ethic? That is precisely what the Sturgeon in the Classroom program is doing. It is transforming curiosity into connection, and connection into care for the natural&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-60994 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay category-north-america category-essay-people-and-communitites category-essay-place-and-design tag-communities tag-design tag-green-infrastructure tag-livability tag-north-america tag-south-america tag-what-is-urban-nature\">\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-73c575fe 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=\"2026-06-11T14:10:04-04:00\">11 June 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\/06\/11\/the-world-is-a-garden-of-edges\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Diep1-600x240.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The World is a Garden of Edges\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2026\/06\/11\/the-world-is-a-garden-of-edges\/\" target=\"_self\" >The World is a Garden of Edges<\/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\">One of my former political ecology teachers, Robert Biel, has had this incredible ability to use political theories to connect the deeply theoretical with the banal everyday, the micro with the macro, and the natural with the social sciences. He would use simple threads to link geopolitics with music and ecology with architecture. One day&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-6de2f77e 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 MISSION<\/strong><\/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-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TNOC-Multi-Use-Photo-Bugs-996x560.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TNOC-Multi-Use-Photo-Bugs-996x560.png 996w, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TNOC-Multi-Use-Photo-Bugs-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TNOC-Multi-Use-Photo-Bugs-100x56.png 100w, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/TNOC-Multi-Use-Photo-Bugs.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Cities and communities that are better for nature and all people, through transdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>We combine art, science, and practice in innovative and publicly available engagements for knowledge-driven, imaginative, and just green city making.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"DONATE\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter\" style=\"min-height:250px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#238c3b\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1e2a2974 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div 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TODAY<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ROUNDTABLES\" class=\"wp-block-group padding-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1e2a2974 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:30%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2cae34\"><strong>ASK TNOC!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docsbot.ai\/iframe\/Q7Sg6ta2baZA6UuffGhW\/CXSlLnNFvKhRIngQuu3p\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#039be5\"><strong>ROUNDTABLES | <\/strong>GLOBAL DISCUSSIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-2 stretch-height wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-80106dd7 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-60731 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-asia category-europe category-latin-america category-north-america category-essay-people-and-communitites category-roundtable tag-africa tag-asia tag-communities tag-europe tag-nbs tag-north-america tag-participationdemocracy tag-south-america\">\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=\"2026-05-29T15:08:19-04:00\">29 May 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\/05\/29\/whose-voices-shape-and-make-decisions-in-nbs-and-who-doesnt-get-included-what-could-real-inclusion-look-like-in-practice\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/refugi-climatic-600x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Whose voices shape and make decisions in NbS, and who doesn\u2019t get included? What could real inclusion look like in practice?\" 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\/05\/29\/whose-voices-shape-and-make-decisions-in-nbs-and-who-doesnt-get-included-what-could-real-inclusion-look-like-in-practice\/\" target=\"_self\" >Whose voices shape and make decisions in NbS, and who doesn\u2019t get included? What could real inclusion look like in practice?<\/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\">Sean Bradley<\/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\">Natalia Burgos<\/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\">Edna Cabecinha<\/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\">Pablo Cantis<\/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\">McKenna Davis<\/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\">Loan Diep<\/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\">Kirk Enu<\/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\">Carolina Figueroa-Arango<\/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\">Diana Dushkova<\/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\">Elizaveta Fakirova<\/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\">Chris Fremantle<\/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\">John Hartig<\/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\">Jordi Honey-Ros\u00e9s<\/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\">Ana Kalin<\/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\">Naomie Kayitesi<\/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\">Franklin Kirimi<\/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\">Timon McPhearson<\/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\">Mar\u00eda Mej\u00eda<\/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\">Veronica Olivotto<\/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\">Emilie Parry<\/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\">Jennifer Rae Pierce<\/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\">Diana Ruiz<\/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\">Maria Gabriella Trovato<\/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\">Nicolas Salmon<\/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\">Mar\u00eda Francisca Tapia<\/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\">Claudia Misteli<\/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\">Carly Ziter<\/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\/05\/29\/whose-voices-shape-and-make-decisions-in-nbs-and-who-doesnt-get-included-what-could-real-inclusion-look-like-in-practice\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>JOIN THE DISCUSSION<\/strong><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Whose voices shape and make decisions in NbS, and who doesn\u2019t get included? What could real inclusion look like in practice?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-60427 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-africa category-asia category-australia-nz category-europe category-latin-america category-north-america category-essay-people-and-communitites category-roundtable tag-africa tag-awareness tag-communities tag-educationknowledgelearning tag-europe tag-north-america tag-participationdemocracy tag-south-america tag-sustainability\">\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=\"2026-03-31T12:24:46-04:00\">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><\/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-6de2f77e 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-1e2a2974 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, 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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, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SPROUT-4-COVER-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SPROUT-4-COVER-77x100.png 77w, 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Nature-based Solutions (NBS) Comics empowers creators to combine science and storytelling<\/strong>.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8a7d11d1 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:\/\/nbscomics.com\/\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#238c3b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">READ THE COMICS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top home-block padding-2 purple-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:#8e24aa\">STORIES OF TNOC: VOLUME 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/city-in-a-wild-garden-stories-of-the-nature-of-cities-vol-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Vol-2-cover-353x560.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Vol-2-cover-353x560.png 353w, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Vol-2-cover-63x100.png 63w, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Vol-2-cover.png 524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Cheeky monkeys, vertical farms, climate change, and tree tribunals. Our latest collection features <\/strong>49 short stories from 20 countries<strong> that radically re-imagine city life. <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8a7d11d1 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\/city-in-a-wild-garden-stories-of-the-nature-of-cities-vol-2\/\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#8e24aa\">GET THE BOOK<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"SIGNUP\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter\" style=\"min-height:250px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#8e24aa\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1e2a2974 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:2em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JOIN THOUSANDS OF READERS <\/strong><br><strong>AROUND THE WORLD<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:400px\">\n<p><!-- Begin MailChimp Signup Form -->\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/classic-10_7.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup .button { background-color: #FFFFFF;<br \/>\n#mc_embed_signup #mce-success-response {color: #8e24aa;background: #fff;padding: 20px;font-size: 1.2em;width: 50%;}}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form action=\"\/\/thenatureofcities.us14.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=eccb2d994d282f2bd7a08f451&amp;id=65cc822135\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" target=\"_blank\" novalidate=\"\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\">\n\t<label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Email Address<\/label><br>\n\t<input type=\"email\" value=\"\" name=\"EMAIL\" class=\"required email\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\">\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\">\n<div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-error-response\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-success-response\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups--><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"b_eccb2d994d282f2bd7a08f451_65cc822135\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"SUBSCRIBE TO TNOC GAZETTE\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End mc_embed_signup--><br>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8a7d11d1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"PROJECTS2\" class=\"wp-block-group padding-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1e2a2974 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\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:25%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2cae34\">THE NATURE OF GRAFFITI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thenatureofgraffiti.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/JB-bkk-bcn-graffiti-barcelona-e1453233172968-560x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12535\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">This is the nature of graffiti. It facilitates speech. It speaks to us. It stakes claims and makes statements. It tells stories.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Nature of Cities hosts a public gallery about the graffiti and street art that motivates us in public places. <\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top home-block padding-2 purple-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#8e24aa\">REVERBERATIONS EXHIBITION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/reverberations\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Koppes_listeningicecave-copy-840x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Koppes_listeningicecave-copy-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Koppes_listeningicecave-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Koppes_listeningicecave-copy-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Koppes_listeningicecave-copy-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Close your eyes. What do you hear?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>An exhibition exploring the elements through art, science, and sound, with over 30 contributors from various disciplines in a multimedia experience. 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-8a7d11d1 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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