Trees in the City 3: Socio-Ecological Dynamics in the Urban Forest
Type: Virtual Paper
Day: 2/25/2022
Start Time: 11:20 AM
End Time: 12:40 PM
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Sponsor Group(s):
Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group
, Human Dimensions of Global Change Specialty Group
, Urban Geography Specialty Group
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Organizer(s):
Shawn Landry
, Tenley Conway
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Chairs(s):
Shawn Landry, University of South Florida
; Tenley Conway, University of Toronto, Mississauga
Description:
Urban forests are integral components of the urban social and ecological systems of the city. Moreover, trees are often framed as the solution or a mitigation strategy to address a laundry-list of problems facing cities. Justifications for urban forestry investments have included concepts such as the potential of increasing ecosystem services, using trees as green infrastructure to reduce the demand for gray infrastructure, mitigating and adapting to climate change, and/or addressing existing uneven access to a natural amenity. The presence and condition of urban trees is determined by a complex set of factors, many of which result from socio-ecological conditions and policy driven decisions at multiple spatial scales. Given the recent re-investment in urban forests occurring in many North American cities, monitoring and management of trees and green spaces has become an important object for government policy, business strategy and academic research.
Presentation(s), if applicable
Theodore Eisenman, ; Traits of a Bloom: A Nationwide Survey of U.S. Urban Tree Planting Initiatives |
Marc Healy, The Nature Conservancy; Municipal urban forest management motivations and practices after a large-scale tree planting program |
Lara Roman, USDA Forest Service; Linking tree cover change to historical management practices in urban parks |
Mason Bradbury, University of Dayton; The Socio-Ecological Origins of Uneven Urban Tree Cover in Miami, Florida |
Dexter Locke, USDA Forest Service; Present-day Street Tree Communities Reflect 1930’s Race-based Housing Policy and Modern Attempts to Remedy Environmental Injustice |
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Trees in the City 3: Socio-Ecological Dynamics in the Urban Forest
Description
Virtual Paper
Contact the Primary Organizer
Shawn Landry - landry@usf.edu
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