To some people who love in urban centres, nature is that small garden or park in the middle of a concrete jungle of high rises. I live in uk at the moment and i love how nature has been preserved to a large extent. While pockets of the city are seeing the eyesores known as apartment complexes, the govt has preserved nature by maintaining national parks through out UK. Here is a pic from Epping forest near Londom that I frequently visit -

Compare this to the artificial islands in dubai or worse India where no emphasis is given on maintaining the natural environment in and around a city. Here is how cities develop in India -

This is tragic and people dont realize what they are losing out on.

Great photos as usual btw.