Urban Forests: From Tree to Forest
Urban forests and the variety of subsequent trees within them are a highly valued and necessary resource. We must devise new techniques in order to sustain and properly manage this resource, while at the same time, keeping maintenance costs low and resulting public benefits high.
"Green infrastructure is a recent conceptual approach to planning (and marketing) the urban forest. It derives from extensive research that demonstrates the multiple benefits and services that trees in cities provide" [page 1]. While these benefits can be translated into economic assests, commonly, "budget demands for transportation, education, and community security are often deemed more important than trees" [page 1].
"How do we involve people psychologically and sociologically in stewarding and sustaining the urban forest" [page 1]? Instead of just looking at single trees, people must begin to look at the urban forest as a whole, living thing. For answers and examples of how the urban forest plays a role in other cultures, the author looks to Japan for ideas and guidance.
Length 1 Page
Size 8.5" x 11"
K.L. Wolf
2003
Arcade: Architecture and Design in the Northwest
Summer 2003
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Article (Trade Magazine)
Infrastructure (green), Urban Forest Management
Pacific Northwest
Japan, Japan, confined space, confined space, budget, budget, hazard, hazard
MW: F-ARTI-WA-03-001
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