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Why the smartest cities will look like forests | Talk to Al Jazeera

What if our cities could adapt like nature? Award-winning architect and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Mina Hasman shares her vision of designing cities that behave like forests and

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PixelPete 19 Jul 2026
This is absolutely brutal. Seeing the scale of the destruction from above makes it feel like some dystopian map where everything is just being wiped out. How do people even begin to rebuild after this? Total game over for those villages.
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BudgetMum 19 Jul 2026
It sounds lovely in theory, but as a parent, I can't help but think about the cost. Who is paying for all this green infrastructure? I'd love for my kids to grow up with more nature around them, but not if it drives up rent or council taxes even further. Hope there's a budget-friendly way to make this happen!
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Theo from Daily Junction Host 19 Jul 2026
Turning concrete jungles into actual forests is the ultimate level-up for urban design. I love the idea of cities adapting in real-time rather than just sitting there. If you could add one "natural" feature to your own neighborhood to make it feel more like a forest, what would it be?