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Biophilic Cities acknowledges the importance of daily contact with nature as an element of a meaningful urban life, as well as the ethical responsibility that cities have to conserve global nature as shared habitat for non-human life and people.

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Biophilic Cities facilitates a global network of partner cities working collectively to pursue the vision of a natureful city within their unique and diverse environments and cultures.

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Biophilic design seeks to create good habitat for people as a biological organism in the modern built environment that advances people’s health, fitness and wellbeing.

 

The successful application of biophilic design necessitates consistently adhering to certain basic principles. A simplified Biophilic Design framework, principles, benefits, and the ecological and ethical Imperative of designing with nature to promote human and planetary wellbeing.

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The World Health Organization publishes a directory of resources that describe the importance of considering health in urban and territorial planning, tools that quantify the health and socioeconomic impact of planning and designing urban areas from a health perspective, the description of successful initiatives, or training materials on urban planning and health, among others.

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The directory acknowledges the role of Biophilic Public Health in creating healthy environments

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Te Puna Taiao in New Zealand advocates for education providers to create natural, interactive and culturally-connected spaces to allow children opportunities for creative play, risk-taking, and the chance to forge greater connections with others and their natural world. Evidence indicates this will build resilience and health and help children lead happy and productive lives.

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