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Cities and the art to sit lightly on the planet

In a biophilic year archive

Cities leave a heavy mark on the planet, and that weight is easy to accept as the price of them. Nature’s own systems suggest another possibility, one where cities could sit lightly, even give back.

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This essay is part of A Biophilic Year Archive, available with the book A Biophilic Year: 365 thoughts on the essence and practice of biophilic design.

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