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This chapter discusses the opposite of the city, nature, and an intermediary and mistaken step: suburbs—and discusses why they are not a great solution. It also introduces the concept of “fake nature.”

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© 2015 Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn

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Okulicz-Kozaryn, A. (2015). Biophilia: Need for Contact with Nature. In: Happiness and Place: Why Life Is Better Outside of the City. Palgrave Pivot, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137436337_4

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