The art of the hyper-local
Nature-based solutions (NBS- social programmes and physical interventions involving nature/natural environments aimed at addressing urban environmental, social and economic challenges) are an emerging priority in post-Covid ‘building back greener’ urban agendas.
Engaging with natural environments boosts human physical and mental health, and is effective in addressing health inequalities. However, urban populations with high levels of health inequality may struggle to benefit from NBS due a lack of high-quality green space where they live, poorly designed interventions that do not respond to the needs of local communities, and limited previous positive life experience of nature and green spaces.