Community Perceptions of Tree Risk and Management

Abbie Judice, Jason Gordon, Jesse Abrams and Kris Irwin
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Abbie Judice: Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Jason Gordon: Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Jesse Abrams: Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Kris Irwin: Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: Urban forests (trees growing in urban and peri-urban areas, including villages and large cities) are vital to mitigating the effects of climate change and urbanization but require special considerations such as risk mitigation in developed landscapes. Despite abundant research on risk perceptions of natural hazards, there is limited knowledge about risk perceptions associated with urban trees. As such, this research examines community perceptions of urban tree risk mitigation with a focus on four cities in the U.S. south. To better understand risk perceptions and mitigation, this study employs key informant interviews with community members. Guided by a socio-ecological resilience framework, the findings identify factors affecting resident attitudes towards tree management on the individual parcel and the community levels. The findings benefit tree risk governance in the face of climate variability, which increases societal and environmental vulnerability in urban settings.

Keywords: urban forestry; tree risk management; community perceptions; resilience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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