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U.S. Forest Service URBAN RESEARCH Science Serving Society Hot topics in urban forestry research Partners in Community Forestry National Conference November 7 2013 Istockphoto.com
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Science Serving Society: Hot Topics in Urban Forestry Research Beth Larry, USDA Forest Service
Transcript of Science Serving Society: Hot Topics in Urban Forestry Research
U.S. Forest Service
URBAN RESEARCH
Science Serving Society Hot topics in
urban forestry research Partners in Community Forestry National Conference
November 7 2013
Istockphoto.com
The Forest Service has a research mission.
Forest Service scientists throughout the U.S. study urban forestry and environmental issues.
FS
URBAN
research
forest inventory and management
ecosystem services
human
health &
well-being
urban
sustainability green
infrastructure
water &
watersheds
long-term
research
Our scientists are regionally based, but they are a national resource.
USDA Forest Service
Urban Research Locations
We focus on science application and relevancy.
…Informing science-based decision-making
that leads to livable, desirable, sustainable
cities and urban places.
delivering knowledge & decision tools
building science capacity
Our program emphasizes place-based, long-term, collaborative research.
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S
HOT TOPICS
TREES AND PUBLIC HEALTH
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SFS
HOT TOPICS
URBAN TREE
CANOPY
(UTC)
TOOLS
HOT TOPICS
SUSTAINABLE CITIES
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HOT TOPICS
SUSTAINABLE CITIES
www.urban-sustainability-rcn.org
HOT TOPICS
URBAN RESILIENCE
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HOT TOPICS
ECOSYSTEM
SERVICES….AND
DISSERVICES
understanding the
uncertainty
HOT TOPICS
ECOSYSTEM
SERVICES….AND
DISSERVICES
understanding the
uncertainty
HOT TOPICS
ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
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“Far too often the poorest neighborhoods have the least amount of trees, and the least access to open space – where there is nature, its quality is questionable.”
