Part 1: The background and theory of biophilic cities.
Chapter 1. The power of urban nature: the essential benefits of biophilic urbanism
Chapter 2. Understanding the nature of biophilic cities
Chapter 3. The urban nature diet: the many ways that nature enhances urban life
Chapter 4. Biophilic cities and urban resilience
Part 2: Creating biophilic cities: emerging global practice.
Chapter 5. Singapore City, Singapore: city in a garden
Chapter 6. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: from cream city to green city
Chapter 7. Wellington, New Zealand: from town belt to blue belt
Chapter 8. Birmingham, United Kingdom: health, nature, and urban economy
Chapter 9. Portland, Oregon: green streets in a river city
Chapter 10. San Francisco, California: biophilic city by the bay
Chapter 11. Oslo, Norway: a city of fjords and forests
Chapter 12. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: nature in the compact city
Part 3: A global survey of innovative practice and projects.
I. Biophilic plans and codes
II. Citizen science and community engagement
III. Biophilic architecture and design
IV. Restoring and reintroducing nature into the city
V. Other biophilic urban strategies
Part 4: Successes and future directions.
Chapter 13. Lessons from the world's emerging biophilic cities
Chapter 14. Overcoming the obstacles and challenges that remain
Chapter 15. Conclusions: reimagining cities of the future.