Ground Work: Investigating the Need for Nature in the City

Mark Hudson

• The Purpose of This Report
• The Need to Reconnect Nature and the City
• Acknowledgements

• The Ecological City: Urban Nature and the Environment
• The Healthy City: Urban Nature and Community and Individual Health
• The Economical City: Urban Nature and the Bottom Line

• The Limits and Challenges of Urban Nature
• The Net Benefits of Urban Nature
• Further Research
• Conclusion

• Additional Resources

Acknowledgments

Additional support provided by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.

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