Trees in the City 1: Socio-Ecological Dynamics in the Urban Forest
Type: Virtual Paper
Day: 2/25/2022
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:20 AM
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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):
Tenley Conway
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Chairs(s):
Tenley Conway, University of Toronto, Mississauga
; Shawn Landry, University of South Florida
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
David Miller, Cornell University - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Seasonal and interannual drought responses in urban vegetation in Santa Barbara, California |
Fernanda Ribeiro, ; Monitoring urban forest change in a metropolitan region in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A. |
Kristen Cooney, ; Fighting Food Insecurity in the City: What Role for Street Trees? |
Angela Rout, ; Planning urban parks to improve equity and resilience to hot-weather events in the Pacific Northwest |
Lorien Nesbitt, University of British Columbia |
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Trees in the City 1: Socio-Ecological Dynamics in the Urban Forest
Description
Virtual Paper
Contact the Primary Organizer
Shawn Landry - landry@usf.edu
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