Description
Our urban forests are in severe decline. Climate change, pests, diseases, and development pressures threaten the urban canopy's ecosystem and cultural value. This panel discusses a research-based urban forest master plan for Cambridge, Massachusetts, that joins ecological planning, progressive policy, and cutting-edge practices to build a resilient and equitable future.
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Learning Objectives:
- Define the value of the urban forest in terms the public understands and assess the future risks of urban canopy decline.
- Discuss the challenges of developing research-driven findings and making evidence-based decisions on a limited budget and within a constrained timeframe.
- Explore the different tools available to reverse canopy loss, including changing practices, educating the public, and writing good policy and regulation.
- Learn how to structure the right team — bridging science, policy, and design so that you can communicate clearly to public officials, engineers, and the public.
Speaker(s):
- Eric
Kramer,
ASLA,
Principal,
Reed Hilderbrand
- Deanna
Moran,
AICP,
Director of Environmental Planning,
Conservation Law Foundation
- Kim
A. Chapman,
Principal Ecologist/Regional Director,
Applied Ecological Services
