Roundtable Discussions
An ongoing series of dynamic global discussions in response to specific questions on The Nature of Cities. Check it out, and join the conversation.
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The EU Nature Restoration Law is here. Do we have what it takes to make it work?
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What can Nature-based Solutions and sustainability professionals learn from cultural institutions such as museums and botanical gardens? How can the synergies benefit both NbS and cultural institutions?
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Whimsy. Is there a role for laughter, subversive curve balls, ironic romance and “oh wow that’s cool” moments in the mainstreaming of knowledge and action in sustainability, climate change, and biodiversity?
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The goal is to mainstream Nature-based Solutions, by widening public acceptance and making it the standard and default practice of urban design. What will it take to get there?
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Plaidoyer for Transdisciplinarity, Local Agency, and Creative Co-Creation in Horizon Europe and the New European Bauhaus
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Story. Telling. If you had a project from science or practice and wanted to make it a better story — one that could reach into new audiences — what would you do?
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Visual storytelling: Can comics help us advance solutions to our social and environmental challenges? Yes
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Paying Attention to Make Art: Twenty-nine voices on the legacy of Newton and Helen Mayer Harrison
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We have had trouble getting people’s attention about climate change. Some climate activists glued themself to a van Gogh painting (and others). Is this helpful?
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Nature for All: How can we uproot structural inequity in the provision of nature and its benefits to people?
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Artists and scientists that co-create regenerative projects in cities?
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Can we enable better decision-making when it comes to urban plant selection and preparation? Does urban ecology and the horticulture industry need to be better engaged with each other?
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How can nature-based solutions (NBS) provide the basis for a nature-based economy?
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Innovations from the Post-COVID-19 City CoLab Challenge
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Beyond equity: What does an anti-racist urban ecology look like?
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What actions are successful in activating cities to implement urban biodiversity conservation policies, campaigns, and projects?
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We Need an Ethical Code for Water
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What’s Next? Learning From Nature During Lockdown
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How is COVID-19 affecting caring for and researching urban ecology?
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What is the status and outlook for forested natural areas in your city? What actions are needed to help them thrive?
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Covid has upended all the normal routines in our lives and work. How do you imagine you might be changed by it, both professionally, but also personally as you negotiate a new post-virus “normal”?
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TNOC Summit Dialogue: How can professors help mobilize knowledge?
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TNOC Summit Dialogue: How can we provide living space for people?
