Dwyer, J.F., H.W. Schroeder & P.H. Gobster, 1991, The significance of urban trees and forest, towards a deeper understanding of values., in: Journal of Arboriculture, 17, 10
- Author : Dwyer, J.F., H.W. Schroeder & P.H. Gobster
- Year : 1991
- Title English : The significance of urban trees and forest, towards a deeper understanding of values.
- Journal/Series : Journal of Arboriculture
- Volume Number (ANNUAL: Counting Volumes of the Year shown above) : 10
- Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 17
- Pages : 276-284
- Contents in English : Trees and forest play a significant role in the urban environment and have many important meanings to urban residents. However, we find that the effort of many municipal urban forestry programs to expand or sustain trees and forests is justified in terms of a few fairly simple dimensions of their significance to urbanities such as beauty, shade, cooling or contribution to global gas balances. The authors suggest a broader perspective is needed, one that takes into consideration the deep psychological ties between people and urban trees and forest. In this paper the authors outline some major ties they have found, and they suggest their implication for management of arboricultural programs.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: Urban forestry, trees, forests, significance, environmental psychology, cultural diversity, religious symbols, environment.