Essays
Writings on making cities and communities better for nature and all people. Essays at TNOC see cities through the lenses of art, science, and practice, while highlighting collaborative, innovative and imaginative community building.
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What if Mobility Due to Climate Extremes Is a Crisis for Some but an Adaptation Measure for Others?
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Supporting Community Voices for Resiliency Actions
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Social Infrastructure in a Post-COVID World
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Highlights from The Nature of Cities 2023
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Talk in the Park: An inquiry into culture and creativity
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Urban Mining: A Sustainable Alternative to the Environmental Impacts and Social Injustices of Extractive Mining
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What if Women Designed the City? A Voyage from Brutalism to Biophilia
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Ecosystem Approach Framework Well-Suited for Urban Areas
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The Future Wave: Youth-led Commoning for Care and Climate Justice
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Solving the Global Water Crisis
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Plant-human Relations: How Can Art Foster Positive Perceptions of Weeds in Cities?
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A Disappearing Lake in Three Parts
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Nature-based Solutions Are Gaining Momentum in Brazilian Cities
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Steady Friction Between Nature-based and Engineered Solutions for Urban Coastal Flood Adaptation
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Discovering Stewardship Through Play: Using Applied Theater Techniques for Environmental Education
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Tel Aviv Was Tartan Before It Was White: An Analysis of Patrick Geddes’s 1925 Town Plan
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When You Sing You Want Noise and Bright Lights? Singing Behavior of Urban Frogs
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From Awareness to Action: Citizen Empowerment in Invasive Species Management
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Sistine Blue
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The City: Binding an Unbound Space
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Green Urban Planning ― Along With the Idea of Objective Truth ― Is Losing the PR Fight
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Redefining Urban Nature for a Carbon-Negative City
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Designing Urban Green Spaces for Health and Well-being
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The Importance of a Shared Definition to Achieve Biodiversity
