Pedersen Zari, Maibritt2025-07-132025-07-132025-03-11Buildings & Cities, ISSN: 2632-6655 (Print); 2632-6655 (Online), Insights: Commentaries. https://www.buildingsandcities.org/insights/2632-66552632-6655http://hdl.handle.net/10292/19531Nature-based design, combined with the transformation of underlying worldviews, can enhance urban resilience. Increasing vegetation and green and blue spaces in cities can support both climate change mitigation and adaptation goals, while also enhancing biodiversity and ecological health. Maibritt Pedersen Zari (Auckland University of Technology) explains why nature-based solutions (NbS) must be a vital part of urban planning and design.This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons license agreement.3302 Building4404 Development studiesJournal ArticleOpenAccess