“. . . High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our T&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. https://www.ft.com/content/f7e67236-8b14-11e6-8cb7-e7ada1d123b1 “. . . cities are pioneering new approaches based on “biophilia”. The term was coined by the great biologist EO Wilson, whose hypothesis was that, because of the way humans evolved, we are happiest and most productive when in regular and direct contact with nature. In 1984 he defined biophilia as “the urge to affiliate with other forms of life”.

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