From Policy to Action: Co‐Designing Research With Local Government to Advance Urban Greening
This case study demonstrates that bridging the policy-implementation gap requires more than producing evidence; it requires researchers to work in genuine, trust-based partnership with practitioners. This involves approaching collaboration with humility and flexibility, listening to partners' priorities and co-creating research and outputs.
Authors
- Melanie Lowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9703-1895)
- Veronica Soebarto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1397-8414)
- Thami Croeser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1966-1864)
- John Kandulu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1871-4429)
- C.M. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4034-8557)
- Jacinta Humphrey
- Yonatal Tefera
- Lara Daddow
- Ben Willsmore
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- MIT University (MK)
- Ridley College (AU)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- RMIT University (AU)
- Salisbury University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Promotion Journal of Australia
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70164
- Primary Topic
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- AXA Research Fund
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council