# Impact One: Impact One

> Impact One transforms urban landscapes into regenerative ecosystems that enhance the health and wellbeing of both people and the planet\.

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## Pages
- [News](https://impact.one/news/)
- [Infrastructure](https://impact.one/infrastructure/)
- [People](https://impact.one/people/)
- [Offices](https://impact.one/offices/)
- [About](https://impact.one/about/)

## Posts
- [Humans are losing their connection to nature \- it’s time to act ](https://impact.one/company-news/humans-are-losing-their-connection-to-nature-its-time-to-act/): This article explores the accelerating loss of human connection to nature and why it matters – not only for the environment, but for health, culture and the future of cities\. Drawing on recent research, it shows how nature disconnection has become a systemic risk, and outlines practical pathways to reverse it: through culture and storytelling, childhood education, nature\-based solutions, urban design and health policy\. The piece frames nature not as an amenity, but as essential infrastructure – central to wellbeing, resilience and long\-term societal stability\.

- [Soil as Urban Infrastructure: The Hidden System Shaping City Resilience](https://impact.one/insights/soil-as-urban-infrastructure-the-hidden-system-shaping-city-resilience/): Urban soil is a living infrastructure system that regulates water, temperature, carbon, biodiversity and even human health, yet it is routinely sealed, polluted or built over\. When soils lose their ability to absorb rainfall, retain moisture, support vegetation and filter pollutants, cities experience hotter streets, higher flood risk, declining ecological function and weakened local food systems\. As urban expansion consumes some of the world’s most fertile peri\-urban soils, and climate pressures intensify, the state of the ground beneath our feet becomes a determining factor in whether cities remain safe, resilient and liveable\. Recognising soil as core infrastructure, not a landscaping afterthought, is essential for designing urban environments that can withstand heat, manage water, sustain biodiversity and support public wellbeing\.
- [When Cities Become Medicine: The Rise of Wellness\-Led Urbanism](https://impact.one/insights/when-cities-become-medicine-the-rise-of-wellness-led-urbanism/): For most of urban history, cities were designed around movement, commerce, and density\. Health, if considered at all, was an afterthought\. Today, that is changing\. A growing body of research shows that the built environment directly shapes human biology, influencing stress levels, cognitive performance, physical activity, and long\-term disease risk\. From regenerative neighborhoods in Europe to biophilic districts in Asia, a new generation of urban developers and policymakers is asking a different question: not just how can cities minimize harm, but how can they actively make people well\.
- [Five Shifts Shaping How Cities Work This Year](https://impact.one/insights/five-shifts-shaping-how-cities-work-this-year/): Cities are under increasing pressure, as climate impacts become more visible and urban systems are tested\. This article looks at five shifts shaping how cities are changing, from people\-centred digital systems to health\-led planning, new approaches to finance and mobility, and deeper collaboration across sectors\. Taken together, they point towards more regenerative ways of designing and managing cities\.
- [Lessons from Cities Driving Urban Transformation](https://impact.one/insights/lessons-from-cities-driving-urban-transformation/): What does it take for a city to transform? A new report from the Global Environment Facility \(GEF\) brings together lessons from a decade of experimentation in more than 90 cities across 33 countries and finds that urban sustainability succeeds when cities work across systems, not in silos\.

## categories
- [Culture Test](https://impact.one/categories/culture-test/)
- [Wellbeing Test](https://impact.one/categories/wellbeing-test/)

## Team
- [Alex Mazurenko](https://impact.one/team/alex-mazurenko/)
- [Catalina Raileanu](https://impact.one/team/catalina-raileanu/)
- [Omar Hassan](https://impact.one/team/omar-hassan/)
- [Yahya Barkaoui](https://impact.one/team/yahya-barkaoui/)
- [Garden Lee](https://impact.one/team/garden-lee/)

## Categories
- [Insights](https://impact.one/insights/)
- [News](https://impact.one/company-news/)
- [Events](https://impact.one/events/)
- [Projects](https://impact.one/projects/)
- [Reports](https://impact.one/reports/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://impact.one/sitemap_index.xml)