Harnessing the Power of New Technology for Greener Cities with Nadina Galle

Biophilic Solutions: Nature Has the Answers

The smart cities movement, which seeks to optimize public wellbeing through the use of technology and data, and the biophilic cities movement are happening at the same time - but it rarely feels like these two movements are working together towards a common goal. Our guest today, Dr. Nadina Galle, hopes to change that.

Nadina is an ecological engineer who studies emerging technologies that can enhance nature in urban environments, a concept she calls the Internet of Nature (ION). Her forthcoming book, "The Nature of Our Cities: Harnessing the Power of the Natural World to Survive a Changing Planet", offers insight and examples of how nature benefits when we use new technologies the right way. In this episode, we chat with Nadina about her impressive body of work and dive into some examples - from emailing and texting trees to AI robots that can actually perform a controlled burn with less smoke.

Show Notes

• Dr. Nadina Galle
• Pre-order The Nature of Our Cities: Harnessing the Power of the Natural World to Survive a Changing Planet
• The Internet of Nature (ION)
• Nature Has The Answers with Monica Olsen and Jennifer Walsh of Biophilic Solutions (Internet of Nature Podcast)
• How Central Park Keeps New Yorkers Healthy with Jennifer Walsh of Biophilic Solutions (Internet of Nature Podcast)
• Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv