While nature is ‘healing’ for cities, an additional focus of the report might have included how nature is healing for people, also. Biophilic design, as
described by Stephen Kellert, connects people with nature. Maintaining a connection with nature has been found to improve our health and over-all well-being. Nature and cities and people can evolve together. A link to the NPR story on Morning Edition, can be found at: http://www.npr.org/2014/09/26/351678359/rethinking-the-relationship-between-civilization-and-nature