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Human beings need contact with nature and the natural environment. They need it to be healthy, happy, and productive and to lead meaningful lives. Nature is not optional, but an absolutely essential quality of modern urban life. Conserving and restoring the considerable nature that already exists in cities and finding or creating new ways to grow and insert new forms of nature are paramount challenges of the twenty-first century.
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Beatley, T. (2016). The Power of Urban Nature: The Essential Benefits of Biophilic Urbanism. In: Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-621-9_1
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