Robin Monotti is an architect and filmmaker who made The Book Of Vision.
He is a proponent for biourbanism.
In a nutshell, biourbanism is an interdisciplinary approach to city planning and design, aiming to create healthy, sustainable and enjoyable urban environments by integrating nature and prioritising people’s well-being.
Similar to permaculture, it involves viewing the region as a whole—a body with interconnected parts working in harmony rather than separate, individual components.
The goal is to improve the quality of life for both people and the environment by focusing on the connection between the built environment and natural systems.
Connecting people with nature in cities can improve mental health, physical health and overall well-being. Biophilic design is one approach to achieving this.
Mathew P White
What is biourbanism, exactly?
Biourbanism is a way of planning cities that connects nature with city design by looking at how they interact.
It aims to create prosperous, long-lasting cities by studying how everything works together, linking urban areas with green spaces and making places good for both the economy and the environment.
For example, neighbourhoods with parks and gardens between buildings offer green spaces for recreation, creating a more natural harmony.
The best way to minimise pollution and travel distance is to use fractal patterns in road and path networks.
Biourbanism prioritises social and economic revitalisation over environmental sustainability, bringing nature into cities to make people healthier, reduce crime and build stronger communities.
Basically, it’s about making cities that are kind, successful and good for the environment through studying natural systems.
Even more basically, it’s about making life better.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Aristotle
Smart cities are terrible
Meanwhile, a smart city uses tech, data and connectivity to improve life for residents, boost sustainability and make services more efficient.
But focusing too much on tech can put efficiency and economic goals ahead of people’s well-being and the human touch.
Put another way, it is technocracy.
And technocracy is a gateway to mass control through surveillance, digital ID, vaccine passports and transhumanism.
Smart cities are a violation of liberty and sovereignty.
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Nature heals and restores our souls.
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