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Table 2 Experiences and attributes of biophilic design. Source: Kellert and Calabrese (2015)

From: Biophilic streets: a design framework for creating multiple urban benefits

Direct experience of nature

Indirect experience of nature

Experience of space and place

• Light

• Air

• Water

• Plants

• Animals

• Weather

• Natural Landscapes and Ecosystems

• Fire

• Images of Nature

• Natural Colours

• Stimulating Natural Light and Air

• Naturalistic Shapes and Forms

• Evoking Nature

• Information Richness

• Age, Change, and the Patina of Time

• Natural Geometries

• Biomimicry

• Prospect and Refuge

• Organized Complexity

• Integration of Parts to Wholes

• Transitional Spaces

• Mobility and Wayfinding

• Cultural and Ecological Attachment to Place