Nature is a “forgotten public health resource”. Benefitting physical, mental and social health, access to nature has been shown to reduce stress and improve coping mechanisms. Where nature once surrounded us, we now live in what Michael Bloomberg described as the “era of cities”, with more than two-thirds of humans estimated living in cities by 2050. Increased urbanisation comes with a perceived disconnect from nature, causing modern city-dwellers to crave contact with nature, and aspire to create the blue and green spaces we perceive as vital to our wellbeing.
