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#TNOCRountableRevisit
Science is under siege. So is the ground we stand on.
25+ voices, one question: what now, when autocracy is strangling sustainability science?
Join the conversation
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No single discipline holds the answers to what cities can become. So TNOC invites them all in.
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#TNOCEssay Plays as Social Dialogue: Theatre as a Meeting Ground for Environmental Debate
By David Maddox — New York City
What if The Cherry Orchard sparked debate on land use? Or An Enemy of the People became a lesson in environmental whistleblowing?
Let drama, science, and civics meet on stage.
đź”— Read the full essay:
https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/04/28/plays-as-social-dialogue-theatre-as-a-meeting-ground-for-environmental-debate-and-cross-disciplinary-learning/
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#TNOCEssay What if the way forward is also a way back—to sensing, to listening, to remembering we are part of the living world?
In this 3-part #TNOCessay, Yasuhiro Kobayashi (Tokyo, Japan) explores ryuiki—a way of knowing where inner and outer worlds flow as one.
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https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/category/essay/
đź’¬ What would it mean to design cities from this place of deep connection?
#NatureOfCities #RegenerativeFutures #UrbanNature #MoreThanHuman
What if the “messy edges” of your city are actually its most alive spaces?
Back in 2018, Jay Valgora explored how forgotten urban corners became hubs for making, living, and community.
7 years later:
→ Still happening?
→ Or priced out before it could grow?
When the edge “works,” it often disappears.
What does a truly mixed city feel like to you?
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Mini-Forests: Rewilding the contemporary schoolyard**
Ana Pinheira & Daniel Ferreira — Guimarães
What if a child’s first forest grew in their schoolyard? 🌿
In just 16 m², students planted 60+ native species—
not learning *about* nature, but growing it.
“They watch seasons change. They name the birds. They feel the soil.”
Read more:
https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/04/13/mini-forests-rewilding-the-contemporary-schoolyard/](https://www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/04/13/mini-forests-rewilding-the-contemporary-schoolyard/
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At #UrbanFuture, participants co-created ideas to make soil visible through comics, theatre, food & play.
At The Nature of Cities, we shared storytelling & #NBSComics for #NetworkNature
People connect through experience, not info alone
👉 https://networknature.eu/networknature/article/why-working-because-words-alone-are-not-enough
Faith and the Sea by Vivek Ganesh — Bengaluru
A place where faith, fishing, and identity are inseparable—now facing the pressures of tourism, development, and environmental change.
This essay explores the delicate balance between tradition and progress, and why listening to local voices matters more than ever.
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When knowledge disappears, so does our ability to act.
🚨Data restricted. Scientists sidelined. Truth reshaped to fit power.
A new #TNOCRoundtable brings together global voices to ask what sustainability work looks like when the conditions for it are under attack.
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Grateful to be part of this important conversation in Barcelona.
At The Nature of Cities, we’re especially interested in how digital systems can deepen our connection to nature—and support real, grounded forms of care and stewardship.
Looking forward to learning and exchanging with this inspiring group.
See you in Barcelona. đź’š