Coping with Poverty - Findings and Recommentdations
Brief summary of the NUCFAC study with a list of publications about this work by Kuo and Sullivan's research team.
We found the presence and density of trees in neighborhood spaces increases the use of these common spaces, leading to increases in informal territorial control and social interaction among neighbors. Further, we found that the urban forest is associated with higher levels of neighborhood safety, including lower incidence of aggression and physical violence, and greater persistence and more proactive behavior in the residents' struggles against poverty. We also found evidence that the density of the urban forest contributes to stronger social ties among neighbors and stronger sense of community for both young adults and the elderly.
F.E. Kuo, W.C. Sullivan
August 1997
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Poverty, Social and Cultural Impacts
Illinois
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