Modern cities are complicated environments that combine many layers of built infrastructure (buildings, roads, water and sewer systems, parks) with natural geography (trees, plants, forests, hills), and people in neighborhoods with ecological communities.
Aligning the structures and functions of these layers can create more resilient cities, with healthier people and a robust environment.
Our work explores how historical and present decisions about land use and investments of resources can exacerbate challenges for communities and for urban trees. We are also investigating how urban forest health impacts human health and thus how building greener cities can improve the health of communities in multiple ways.
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Coupled Human-Natural Systems
Connecting Canopies/Canopy Action Planning