Generating evidence for nature-based strategies to reduce loneliness

据报道，由于COVID-19大流行造成的社会和经济动荡，孤独和绝望正在增加，各国政府正在投资城市绿化。该项目旨在帮助引导绿化战略，以减少孤独和绝望，使COVID-19的复苏更加可持续，公平和滋养。该项目将：（1）与澳大利亚国内外领先的科学家合作，正式确定我的城市绿化与孤独和绝望联系起来的路径概念模型草案;（2）用多个国家代表性数据来源测试关联和路径;（3）监督混合方法博士项目;（4）分享建立知识能力和指导方针发展的结果。

While loneliness and despair are reportedly increasing due to social and economic upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, governments are investing in urban greening. This project aims to help steer greening strategies to reduce loneliness and despair, to enable recoveries from COVID-19 that are more sustainable, equitable and nourishing. This project will: (1) engage with leading scientists within and outside Australia to formalise my draft conceptual model of pathways linking urban greening with loneliness and despair; (2) test associations and pathways with multiple sources of nationally representative data; (3) supervise a mixed-methods PhD project; and (4) share findings for building up knowledge capacities and guideline development.