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URBAN REWILDING

what is urban rewilding?

why rewild urban spaces?

risks, fears & misconceptions

How cities around the world are already doing it:

Urban rewilding is defined differently by different change makers (i.e., city planners, scientists, agencies) around the world. 

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The CHANS research group, at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver), is investigating new and innovative ways to define the subject: 

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"Our working definition, for local rewilding in Vancouver, is motivated by the goal to 'maintain and restore functional interactions in urban spaces'."

- CHANS Lab, UBC PhD Student

of the global population will live in urban spaces by 2050 (IUCN)

& post-pandemic environmental,

social and economic lows have 

highlighted the need for change

Watch: David Attenborough's 'The Year the Earth Changed'

environmental

social

economic

A: "We want to create meaningful change which means really looking into who are these trees for? What is their role?"

spending time in nature has both mental and physical health benefits

~70% 

The Blueprint:

A: "We will be hosting a series of workshops with a diversity of local community members

and expert elicitors to inform

our research."

any investment in

environmental resilience is a longterm economic investment

boosting biodiversity, restoration of natural areas and ecological processes, carbon sequestration

Click the illustrations below to learn more about the benefits of urban rewilding

Click a newly rewilded place to explore:

Delhi

Barcelona

Frankfurt

Dessau

Dublin

Singapore 

New York

Hanover

Nottingham

Liuzhou Forest City

Q: Does urban rewilding

just mean regreening?

Q: How will we ensure

that diverse voices are

heard on the subject?

Check out the CHANS lab webpage for

more information!

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involved in the future

of Vancouver?

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