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Oct 2023
4m 20s

Making the case for Biomimicry with Jani...

Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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In the penultimate episode of our bite-sized series on regenerative design, this week we hear from Janine Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, on how to combine ambition and biomimicry to create regenerative infrastructures in our cities. 
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