Australia is currently grappling with a range of social and environmental challenges, many of which impact the way our public health system, and society more broadly, function. In this short communication paper we explore urban agriculture in Australia as a Nature-Based Solution (NBS) to address some of the ecological, social, economic and health challenges facing the continent. We argue that urban agriculture has the potential to mitigate the effects of climate change extremes while simultaneously providing multiple benefits such as improving wellbeing, people-nature connections, and food security. We present three exemplar case studies diverse in geography, context and governance from Queensland, Tasmania, and New South Wales exploring verge gardening, market gardening, and a community greening program respectively to highlight the benefits of urban agriculture as a NBS. We advocate that various forms of urban agriculture need to be researched and considered for their potential impacts and multiple benefits to be fully supported, governed, and understood in light of the social-ecological challenges Australian cities face.

澳大利亚目前正在应对一系列社会和环境挑战，其中许多挑战都会影响我们的公共卫生系统以及整个社会的运作方式。在这篇简短的交流论文中，我们探讨了澳大利亚的都市农业，将其作为基于自然的解决方案（NBS），以解决该大陆面临的一些生态，社会，经济和健康挑战。我们认为，都市农业有潜力减轻极端气候变化的影响，同时提供多种好处，例如改善福祉，人与自然的联系以及粮食安全。我们提供了三个范本案例研究，分别来自昆士兰州，塔斯马尼亚州和新南威尔士州，地理，背景和治理各不相同，探索边缘园艺，市场园艺，以及一项社区绿化计划，分别强调城市农业作为国家统计局的好处。我们主张，应针对澳大利亚城市面临的社会生态挑战，研究和考虑各种形式的城市农业的潜在影响和多重利益，以充分支持，治理和理解这些利益。