What do they like about trees? Adding local voices to urban forest design and planning

Trees, Forests and People

Stephen Sheppard¹  Katherine Dunster²  John Rayner²  Robert Kozak²  Sara Barron²  Doris Sun²  Kanchi Dave³ 

[1] Corresponding author.;Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, Canada;Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 20901 Langley Bypass, Langley City, BC V3A 8G9, Canada;

关键词: Urban forests;    Urban trees;    Local preferences;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Local preferences and priorities for trees and greenspaces are important considerations when planning and designing a community's urban forest. Local residents can provide insight into place-specific contexts such as local esthetic preferences, social systems, cultures, and attitudes to inform appropriate design responses. Residents also inform researchers of key local issues that may impact urban forest configurations, and may differ from expert opinions. This paper reports on a case study from a suburban community in Canada that used a combination of methods to reveal new, place-based information to inform more contextual design for a community's future urban forest. Results reveal that the current urban forest in the community does not reflect the participants’ preferences and differs from experts’ priorities. The findings suggest issues that should be considered in future urban forest design and planning processes.

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