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23/06/2020 <strong>In</strong> <strong>pictures</strong>: <strong>Nature</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>thriv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>locked</strong>-<strong>down</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gapore—<strong>is</strong> <strong>it</strong> <strong>time</strong> <strong>to</strong> reth<strong>in</strong>k <strong>the</strong> c<strong>it</strong>y <strong>in</strong> a <strong>garden</strong>? | <strong>News</strong> | <strong>Eco</strong>-Bus<strong>in</strong>ess | <strong>Asia</strong> <strong>Pacific</strong><br />
Wild grass grows through a <strong>to</strong>mb s<strong>it</strong>e <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a<strong>to</strong>wn dur<strong>in</strong>g lock<strong>down</strong>. Image: Rob<strong>in</strong> Hicks/<strong>Eco</strong>-Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
The bene ts of more natural surround<strong>in</strong>gs are well known, Lum said, not<strong>in</strong>g that lock<strong>down</strong> has<br />
forced people <strong>to</strong> slow <strong>down</strong> and appreciate <strong>the</strong>ir surround<strong>in</strong>gs more. People are less likely <strong>to</strong><br />
su er from stress and fall ill. They are more productive at work and perform better at school<br />
when given access <strong>to</strong> green areas.<br />
A study of <strong>in</strong>ner c<strong>it</strong>ies <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Un<strong>it</strong>ed States found that elderly people surrounded by greenery<br />
are more likely <strong>to</strong> be sociable, and have a stronger sense of commun<strong>it</strong>y than seniors liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
greyer areas. Greener areas can even re-connect commun<strong>it</strong>ies and rek<strong>in</strong>dle a sense of<br />
neighbourl<strong>in</strong>ess, a tra<strong>it</strong> that <strong>is</strong> often said <strong>to</strong> be m<strong>is</strong>s<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> modern S<strong>in</strong>gapore.<br />
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