Biophilic cities

During the last class watched a video showing proximity of examples of human beings with nature and how it was introduced into communities through urban planning programs.

In this world where everything revolves around speed, money and hostility with nature, we can see how everything is going down the way it happens.

In this concrete jungle we live in where the trees give places to concrete, the rivers to the sewer, the birds to planes, we can see how far we are from nature and we move away more and more, and we need to return to the contact with nature to try to restore our cities in a way that the city is again for people with nature, becoming one.

Love of nature is the definition of Biophilic, a term popularized in a book by Edward Osborne Wilson, Harvard researcher, published in 1984. In it he argues that human beings have a natural tendency to connect to other living beings.

The main characteristics of a biophilic city are: wealth of nature next to urban areas. Residents feel a deep affinity with the fauna and flora of the region. They recognize local species of trees, flowers, insects and birds and take care of them. Many outdoor activities options such as hiking, climbing and biking; multisensory environments that offer sounds of nature and various visual experiences. Several opportunities for teaching and learning about nature and biodiversity, including volunteer projects; Investment in social and physical infrastructure that promotes the city's connection with nature through natural history museums, outdoor community centers, school projects of contact with nature, walking in parks, coexistence programs and more and awareness of the global impact of the use of nature's resources.