The green soul of the concrete jungle: the urban century, the urban psychological penalty, and the role of nature

Abstract By 2050, there are forecast to be 2.4 billion more people in cities, and this century could rightly be called the urban century. This paper argues that, paradoxically, without the use of nature the urban century will fail. We review three literatures to assess the scientific support for thi...

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Main Authors: Robert Ian McDonald, Timothy Beatley, Thomas Elmqvist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Sustainable Earth
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42055-018-0002-5