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Many of us form highly meaningful connections with our leafy companions – including mourning a plant when it dies.
As cost-of-living soars, wars rage and stock markets fluctuate, we could all use a respite. The natural world has been proven to have a healing effect.
The tangle of greenery along railway lines, flowers growing on vacant lots, or unmown grassy patches under power lines, it turns out people in cities engage with nature in all these spaces.
People love natural swimming spots, but it’s important to manage them well to protect both swimmers and the environment.
A public survey found 86% of people want more space for nature in the city. The city council is already taking steps to add green space and increase biodiversity, which should boost public wellbeing.
Bioarchitecture draws on design principles from nature to construct buildings that work in ways that help tackle climate change and reverse environmental damage.
People wouldn’t last long without the countless other species we depend on for survival.
Our feelings about nature depend on lots of factors, but a new study shows our genes are one of the most important.
Spending some time outdoors can help restore mental well-being, but physical distancing remains important during the coronavirus pandemic.
Humans have an innate affinity with nature. Embracing this in your home while locked down may improve your productivity and health.
It’s well-established that green spaces are good for our well-being. Now we can demonstrate that greater biodiversity boosts this benefit, as well as helping to sustain native plants and animals.
For people who aren’t able to spend time in nature every day, exposure to virtual natural environments could be an effective way of improving psychological well-being.
Not all of the solutions to the climate and ecological crisis have to be painful.
If the nature we desire is, in fact, its expression as untamed wildness, then we should turn to the creativity of artists as well as urban designers when building our cities.
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Research Fellow, School of Design, RMIT University
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Chief Executive, Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, and Adjunct Professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Associate Professor, Forest Measurement and Management, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Research Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore
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Researcher Associate, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor of Planning and Director of Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Visiting research fellow in Environmental Sciences, Lund University
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Lecturer in Architecture and Construction, University of Sydney
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Research fellow, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Biology, Clarkson University
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Professor, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Sustainability, University of Manchester
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Principal research scientist, CSIRO