How Biophilic Cities Address the Urban Health Crisis in the United States 

Wild Mile / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill + Urban Rivers. Image © Dave Burk and SOM

In the United States, nearly 1 in 10 children are affected with asthma, a condition with rates significantly higher in urban areas of the country. However, in a community just outside Atlanta with a population of more than 300 children, not a single case of the condition has been reported. This is by design. Most cities and neighborhoods across the country are not designed with human biology in mind, an oversight...