Urban Nature is Not a Decoration

Critical Notes and Projects for a New Green City

“The future of green cities won’t grow from rooftops. It starts at street level — with shade, roots, and shared air.”

Forget green rooftops and glossy façades.

This book is a manifesto against the illusion of decorative ecology — and a call to design cities as living ecosystems.

From Milan to Saigon, from the Alps to the tropics, Francesco Procacci exposes the myths of greenwashing and presents concrete alternatives:

🌳 Trees as infrastructure, not accessories

💧 Water as structure, not emergency

🌾 Food as social capital

🌍 Landscapes across scales — from soil to planet

With case studies like The Great Ring of Milan, A Central Park in Saigon, and the Mortirolo Eco-Bike Park, this 92-page book combines critique, principles, and visionary projects.

📖 Format: PDF, 92 pages, A4 horizontal

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https://www.francescoprocacci.com/product-page/urban-nature-is-not-a-decoration

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