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Urban foresters plant and maintain trees, support appropriate tree and forest preservation, conduct research and promote the many benefits trees provide. Urban forestry is practiced by municipal and commercial arborists, municipal and utility foresters, environmental policymakers, city planners, consultants, educators, researchers and community ...
Urban forest inequity, also known as shade inequity or tree canopy inequity, [1] is the inequitable distribution of trees, with their associated benefits, across metropolitan areas. [2] This phenomenon has a number of follow-on effects, including but not limited to measurable impacts on faunal biodiversity and the urban heat island effect .
Tijuca Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In many countries there is a growing understanding of the importance of the natural ecology in urban forests. There are numerous projects underway aimed at restoration and preservation of ecosystems, ranging from simple elimination of leaf-raking and elimination of invasive plants to full-blown reintroduction of original species and riparian ecosystems.
living on a street with 10 more trees than average (both on the street and in backyards) makes you feel as healthy as if you were seven years younger.
Urban rewilding aims to integrate ecosystems into cities, blending nature and urban settings. This nature can be anything from vegetation to animals. [1] Despite different ideologies existing on the most effective way to rewild urban areas successfully, research shows that positive benefits ensue as long as some form of rewilding takes place.
According to the City’s Urban Forest Master Plan three native trees (Carolina laurel cherry, water oak, and laurel oak) and one highly invasive non-native tree (Chinese camphor) are short lived ...
One Long Beach group is turning dead urban trees into usable lumber, while planting new saplings and providing work for the people society has left behind. California is home to millions of urban ...
Urban reforestation efforts compete for money and urban land that could be used for other purposes. For example, effort placed in planting new trees can take away from maintenance of already established trees. [11] Equity of where urban reforestation occurs may also be questioned.