Project Summary
This project focuses on understanding the factors that influence accessibility and exposure to biodiversity (and the wellbeing benefits biodiversity provides) among underprivileged communities in cities. The work will be based in Melbourne and combine social, ecological and spatial methods to identify the current state of biodiversity accessibi..
Degrees Available for this project
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Available Scholarships
Applicants are automatically considered for a range of scholarships, however some other scholarships require a standalone application.
Project Details
Biodiversity (the variety of all life forms) has been linked to multiple wellbeing benefits in people, including (among others) supporting mental wellbeing through decreases in stress and anxiety, reducing risk of disease spread and improved education and understanding on nature. However, urbanisation has led to an increased disconnect between people and biodiversity, reducing many urban residents’ accessibility to biodiversity and the wellbeing benefits it provides. While biodiversity hotspots do exist in cities, within remnant vegetation patches and other greenspaces, previous studies suggest that these spaces are unequally spatially distributed, and more likely to be located in wealth..
Anticipated project start date
Mon Feb 01 2027
Offered by
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences (D), Faculty of Science
Location
Burnley
