Edward O. Wilson’s Biophilia Hypothesis Edward O. Wilson, a Harvard University entomologist, coined the term “biophilia”, referring to humans’ “love of living things” – our innate affinity with nature. A somewhat controversial hypothesis put forward by Edward Wilson is the idea that humans evolved as creatures deeply enmeshed with the intricacies of nature, and that […] read more
Issue 1st, Year 1st | December 2011 www.journalofbiourbanism.org | ISSN 2240-2535 | Biannual review edited in Rome, Italy The contributions of the authors for this first issue have been selected attentively in order to facilitate the beginning of refined discussions on these themes; the main intention is to generate a fine line upon which, […] read more
by Michael W. Mehaffy and Nikos A. Salingaros Originally published in Metropolis 29, November 2011 In 1984, the environmental psychologist Roger Ulrich made a startling discovery. In studying hospital patients recovering from surgery, he found that one factor alone accounted for significant differences in post-operative complications, recovery times, and need for painkillers. It was the […] read more
Naples, Italy, September 1st – 7th, 2012 An ISB delegation, consisting of Angelica Fortuzzi, Angela Maria Pezzilli, and Stefano Serafini, participated in the work of the sixth UN Habitat World Urban Forum (http://www.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/ProgrammeWUF6.pdf), in Naples, from the 1st to the 7th of September 2012. We met colleagues from all over the world, and discussed […] read more