Publications

Conserving urban biodiversity: Current practice, barriers, and enablers

Kylie Soanes, Lucy Taylor , Cristina E. Ramalho, Cecily Maller, Kirsten Parris, et al.

Conservation Letters

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Urban Futures Photo Competition winners announced

07 December 2021

This year, our Urban Futures Photography Competition, sponsored by Villawood Properties, asked entrants to reflect on spaces where nature and cities collide, and how nature benefits the urban environment.

Past Projects

Upper Stony Creek transformation: Impact on health, liveability, and connection to nature

2021–2023

This project will collect qualitative data after the transformation of the Upper Stony Creek, to better understand how urban greening projects impact resident perceptions of wellbeing, especially in disadvantaged areas with a lack of greenspace.

Publications

Enablers and challenges when engaging local communities for urban biodiversity conservation in Australian cities

Lucy Taylor, Cecily Maller, Kylie Soanes, Cristina E. Ramalho, Abhilasha Aiyer, Kirsten M. Parris, Caragh G. Threlfall

Sustainability Science

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Nature as medicine: can a dose of the outdoors cure loneliness?

29 March 2021

Can a dose of nature a day keep the doctor away? A new RMIT project is exploring the benefits of prescribing nature in Australia, Europe and Latin America to reduce loneliness and improve mental health.