Convergence and divergence in science and practice of urban and rural forest restoration

JP Romanelli, MR Piana, VH Klaus… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Forest restoration has never been higher on policymakers' agendas. Complex and multi‐
dimensional arrangements across the urban–rural continuum challenge restorationists and …

Just street trees? Street trees increase local biodiversity and biomass in higher income, denser neighborhoods

EC Anderson, DH Locke, STA Pickett, SL LaDeau - Ecosphere, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tree canopy cover is a critical component of the urban environment that supports ecosystem
services at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Increasing tree canopy across a matrix of …

Forests and woodlands in Morocco: Review of historical evolution, services, priorities for conservation measures and future research

S Serbouti, A Ettaqy, H Boukcim… - International Forestry …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Forests and woodland ecosystems in Morocco play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity
and providing ecological and economic services. Despite advances in administration …

Not by trees alone: Centering community in urban forestry

LK Campbell, ES Svendsen, ML Johnson… - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban forestry and urban greening efforts are blossoming as cities and towns work to
enhance their open spaces as green infrastructure that provides multiple benefits. This work …

Urban forest and the question of planning-sustainability inadequacy

PB Cobbinah, MO Asibey, AD Azumah - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Many cities seek urban green infrastructure to improve their liveability amid rapid
urbanisation and climate change. The changes brought by urban green infrastructure are …

A balancing act: Biodiversity and human wellbeing considerations in the management of urban forest in a global biodiversity hotspot

DC Dickinson, CE Ramalho - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental and urban forest managers in cities located in highly biodiverse regions may
need to balance biodiversity conservation with the provision of ecosystem services to …

Urban forests' recreation and habitat potentials in China: A nationwide synthesis

WY Chen, X Li - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban forests are important landscape components in cities around the world that offer
multiple functionality, thereby serve as a nature-based solution to offsetting negative social …

Downtown diet: a global meta-analysis of increased urbanization on the diets of vertebrate predators

S Gámez, A Potts, KL Mills, AA Allen… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Predation is a fundamental ecological process that shapes communities and drives
evolutionary dynamics. As the world rapidly urbanizes, it is critical to understand how human …

Measuring spatio-temporal heterogeneity and interior characteristics of green spaces in urban neighborhoods: A new approach using gray level co-occurrence matrix

C **e, J Wang, D Haase, T Wellmann… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban green space (UGS) is a complex and highly dynamic interface between people and
nature. The existing methods of quantifying and evaluating UGS are mainly implemented on …

The equity of urban forest change and frequency in Toronto, ON

A Fleming, J Steenberg - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban forests provide a myriad of social, environmental, and economic benefits that help
make cities desirable and safe places to live. However, despite their importance, urban …