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Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, is a city of around 200,000 people. It has a long history of progressive environmental plans, policies, and initiatives, and in recent years it has been further extending and developing these commitments to becoming a city of nature.
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Beatley, T. (2016). Wellington, New Zealand: From Town Belt to Blue Belt. In: Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-621-9_7
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