Delphi Conversations IV - "Understanding (our) urban nature”

The KTH Centre for the Future of Places presents

Delphi Conversations IV

“Understanding (our) urban nature” - The role of nature and urban green space in sustainable cities

We are going to discuss the role of nature and urban green space in sustainable cities, especially connected to green infrastructure, ecosystem services and how these concepts challenge our view of nature.

Both in research and practice the idea of urban sustainability circles around ways to enable nature to be a model for how we should build and design cities. From the approaches focusing on ecology as a way of understanding the diverse and intertwining networks cities comprise of to focus on urban greening strategies and appreciation that urban nature in many places are and can be important for biodiversity. At the same time, can conceptualizing nature as a model, tool or infrastructure limit the way we understand our own interaction with nature? Will concept such as green infrastructure and ecosystem services bring us closer to nature or further apart?

Our panelists are:

• Nina-Marie Lister - Ryerson University, Toronto
• Michael Mehaffy- KTH Centre for the Future of Places
• Karin Nordström - Founder of Hellolittlefuture
• Hanna Erixon Aalto - KTH Royal Institute of Technology

  Moderator: Hélenè Littke - Ekologigruppen

Please register at futureofplaces@abe.kth.se