Handbook of biophilic city planning and design

Part 1: The background and theory of biophilic cities.

Chapter 1. The power of urban nature: the essential benefits of biophilic urbanism

Chapter 2. Understanding the nature of biophilic cities

Chapter 3. The urban nature diet: the many ways that nature enhances urban life

Chapter 4. Biophilic cities and urban resilience

Part 2: Creating biophilic cities: emerging global practice.

Chapter 5. Singapore City, Singapore: city in a garden

Chapter 6. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: from cream city to green city

Chapter 7. Wellington, New Zealand: from town belt to blue belt

Chapter 8. Birmingham, United Kingdom: health, nature, and urban economy

Chapter 9. Portland, Oregon: green streets in a river city

Chapter 10. San Francisco, California: biophilic city by the bay

Chapter 11. Oslo, Norway: a city of fjords and forests

Chapter 12. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: nature in the compact city

Part 3: A global survey of innovative practice and projects.

I. Biophilic plans and codes

II. Citizen science and community engagement

III. Biophilic architecture and design

IV. Restoring and reintroducing nature into the city

V. Other biophilic urban strategies

Part 4: Successes and future directions.

Chapter 13. Lessons from the world's emerging biophilic cities

Chapter 14. Overcoming the obstacles and challenges that remain

Chapter 15. Conclusions: reimagining cities of the future.