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Researching the benefits of demonstration green roofs across Australia (GC16002)
This investment explored cultural, community and horticultural barriers to greater green roof construction in Australia so that steps can be taken to overcome them.
23 May 2023
Greener cities, healthier lives: measuring the wider societal benefits (GC15005)
This project provided the first systemic evidence on the health benefits of green space on people, from birth to older age.
3 November 2022
Changes in nation’s greenspace revealed
Media ReleaseSCIENTISTS HAVE answered the question, ‘Where should all the trees go?’ through a study that investigated vegetation change across major Australian metropolitan areas and locations with abnormally high heat, socio-economic disadvantage
25 October 2017
One indoor plant can combat sickness, study finds
Media ReleaseREDUCED PRODUCTIVITY, bad moods and increased allergies have all been linked to chemicals that float in the air at room temperature, or volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs are present in carpets, paint and furniture in Australian
31 October 2017
Exploring new health and green-space links
ArticleCan living among green-space bring better pregnancy health outcomes? Can a child’s academic scores be linked to the amount of vegetation around them? Are adults in greener areas more inclined to be mentally healthy, physically active and
2 September 2016
Champions of climate change
Media ReleaseAROUND 100 plant species have been identified as the champions of climate change under a $10 million, five-year joint research project. Funded under the Hort Innovation Green Cities Fund, and in partnership with Macquarie University,
30 June 2018