 THE NATURE SMART CITY – FINDING THE NEXT URBAN VISIONAnne Stenros (),
Eva Geitel () and
Minna Takala ()
Journal of Information Systems & Operations Management, 2021, vol. 15, issue 2, 249-266 Abstract: In the era of digitalization, we have increasingly moved from real-life experiences towards virtual experiences. Consequently, we have lost our inherent connection to nature and our natural ability to understand the natural world around us. The human-nature connection has lost its meaning in urban life. There is a real need to find a new vision for the post-pandemic city that is different than the pre-pandemic city: we are moving from the tech-driven smart city to Nature Smart Cities with an emphasis on human connection and nature connection. Howard Gardner, who created the theory of multiple intelligences, later on added to his list naturalistic intelligence or nature smart. This particular form of intelligence manifests itself in an individual’s sensitivity to nature and the world. People endowed with this form of intelligence are the people who see both the forest and the trees. Restoring and rebuilding our interdependence with environmental systems is the very essence of human and planetary wellbeing. How to design cities for happiness, doing and living well, in harmony with humans and nature? Date: 2021 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:rau:jisomg:v:15:y:2021:i:2:p:249-266 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Journal of Information Systems & Operations Management from Romanian-American University Contact information at EDIRC. |
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