http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered Fresh culture daily. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:20:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/10/urban-environment-timothy-beatleys-the-nature-of-cities/ http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/10/urban-environment-timothy-beatleys-the-nature-of-cities/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:30:43 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/?p=26901

If you're an urbanite, you likely think of nature as something that exists outside of the city limits. That thinking is prevalent, and may contribute to the growth of nature deficit disorder among our kids... and ourselves. "Nature," however, is all around us, and city government officials, planners, and community advocates are realizing that actively incorporating green spaces into urban settings makes for more livable environments (remember the High Line?).]]> http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/10/urban-environment-timothy-beatleys-the-nature-of-cities/feed/ 0