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Sustainable Futures: Designing Green Communities and Buildings

Sustainable Futures: Designing Green Communities and Buildings

Episode 30 - Designing Biophilic Cities with Timothy Beatley

Sep 18, 2026 · 1 hr 27 min · 15 segments

In this episode of the Sustainable Futures Podcast, Steven Peck sits down with ecological engineer, author, and National Geographic Explorer Nadina Galle to discuss the future of greener, healthier…

In this episode of the Sustainable Futures Podcast, Steven Peck sits down with ecological engineer, author, and National Geographic Explorer Nadina Galle to discuss the future of greener, healthier cities. From the “Internet of Nature” to citizen science apps, biodiversity monitoring, and green roofs, Nadina explores how technology can strengthen our connection to the natural world. She unpacks why nature is essential infrastructure, how urban design impacts human wellbeing, and what cities can do to create more resilient communities in the face of climate change.

In this episode of the Sustainable Futures Podcast, Steven Peck sits down with ecological engineer, author, and National Geographic Explorer Nadina Galle to discuss the future of greener, healthier…

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Speakers: Timothy BeatleyGuestStephen PeckHost

Top entities: Singapore×18 Timothy Beatley×14 Toronto×9 New York×5 Europe×9

Reconnecting at Serenbe2:24 – 2:50

Stephen PeckHost

2:24

It has been a while now since we met at that biophilic conference in Serenbe.

Stephen PeckHost

2:28

How are you

Timothy BeatleyGuest

2:29

doing? Right.

Timothy BeatleyGuest

2:30

I'm doing just fine.

Timothy BeatleyGuest

2:31

Thank you.

Timothy BeatleyGuest

2:32

Yes, that was the Biophilic Leadership Summit there.

Timothy BeatleyGuest

2:36

And we've been taking a bit of a pause on that, but it's still continuing, I think, about every other year now.

Timothy BeatleyGuest

2:43

But it was great to have you there that year.

Stephen PeckHost

2:46

Yeah, and what a great place to have it in a beautiful setting like Serenbe.

Stephen PeckHost

2:50

Right.

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98%14 mentions
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97%9 mentions
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94%9 mentions
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93%4 mentions
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91%5 mentions
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90%6 mentions
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89%5 mentions
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88%4 mentions
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86%6 mentions
Biophilia hypothesisEntity
85%1 mention
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84%2 mentions
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82%1 mention
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81%4 mentions
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78%1 mention
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76%6 mentions
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Environmental PolicyPolitics
Society
Biophilic DesignEnvironment > Urban Planning > Sustainability
Nature in CitiesEnvironment > Urban Planning > Sustainability > Biophilic Design
Nature ConnectionSociety > Urbanization > Community Engagement > Environmental Awareness
Nature AdvocacyEducation > Environmental Education > Youth Engagement
BiophiliaEducation > Environmental Education > Youth Engagement > Nature Advocacy
Green InfrastructurePolitics > Environmental Policy > Urban Policy > Sustainable Development
UrbanizationSociety
Public HealthHealth
Community EngagementSociety > Urbanization
Environmental EducationEducation
Urban PolicyPolitics > Environmental Policy
Nature and Well-beingHealth > Public Health > Mental Health
Urban Green SpacesHealth > Public Health > Mental Health > Nature and Well-being
Youth EngagementEducation > Environmental Education
Sustainable DevelopmentPolitics > Environmental Policy > Urban Policy
Environmental AwarenessSociety > Urbanization > Community Engagement
Urban PlanningEnvironment
Mental HealthHealth > Public Health
Politics
Environment
Health
Education
SustainabilityEnvironment > Urban Planning

Reconnecting at Serenbe2:24 – 2:50

Stephen PeckHost

2:24

It has been a while now since we met at that biophilic conference in Serenbe.

Stephen PeckHost

2:28

How are you

Timothy BeatleyGuest

2:29

doing? Right.

Timothy BeatleyGuest

2:30

I'm doing just fine.

Timothy BeatleyGuest

2:31

Thank you.

Timothy BeatleyGuest

2:32

Yes, that was the Biophilic Leadership Summit there.

Timothy BeatleyGuest

2:36

And we've been taking a bit of a pause on that, but it's still continuing, I think, about every other year now.

Timothy BeatleyGuest

2:43

But it was great to have you there that year.

Stephen PeckHost

2:46

Yeah, and what a great place to have it in a beautiful setting like Serenbe.

Stephen PeckHost

2:50

Right.

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3 of 13

EMOTIONAL0:42
The Ocean Is Out of Reach
Children often inherit their distance from nature.
INSIGHTFUL2:24
Optimism Against the Evidence
Climate progress continues despite intense political resistance.
CONTROVERSIAL2:08
Pay People to Save Trees
Cities need incentives that reflect trees' value.

+10 more clips · 18 min 11 sec of audio in all

Topics

7 of 25

Environmental Policy
Society
Biophilic Design
Nature in Cities
Nature Connection
Nature Advocacy
Biophilia
+18 more

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