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The change in land use due to economy-oriented urban development that evaluates nature as a commodity and the negative effects of this change on the ecosystem and biodiversity have been effective in both the emergence and spread of the Covid-19 epidemic. The vulnerability of cities to the Covid-19 epidemic is closely related to natural, economic, social, institutional structure as well as spatial structure characteristics. In this context, the Covid-19 crisis revealed that human and planetary health are directly interrelated, and that in order to prevent such crises in the future, to make cities more resilient and to protect human health, it is necessary to reflect on the current form of economic development and urbanization. In the article, using the relevant literature, urban responses in combating the epidemic, new planning and design searches were examined and it was determined that these searches pointed to nature-based planning and design solutions. With the idea that protecting and sustaining nature and its benefits is necessary to protect human health and welfare, framework recommendations have been developed on how cities that are resilient to future epidemic risks should be planned and designed with a “Nature conservation”-oriented perspective.