Take nature online. It might sound
crazy, but plugging nature into
a city’s existing (and growing)
digital infrastructure—where urban
ecosystems can be described and
represented through technology—
might be exactly what the world
needs to build the biophilic cities
of the future.
Introduction
We are living in an era of
unprecedented growth in cities—
the future is decidedly urban.
Never before have so many
people lived in cities, and of such
great magnitude. The United
Nations now predicts that the
world will have 43 megacities
(over 10 million people) by 2030.
Three million people are not
just moving to cities every single
week—they are staying there for
the rest of their lives. These days,
the entire life-cycle of human
beings takes place in cities. In
stark contrast to the savannahs
in which we evolved, the urban
landscape is becoming the
default biotope for humankind…
