The ecological and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism in urban environments
BACKGROUND Human activity and decisions drive all life in cities. Worldwide, cities are
characterized by extensive anthropogenic transformation of the landscape, modification of …
characterized by extensive anthropogenic transformation of the landscape, modification of …
Urban tree mortality: A literature review
Tree survival is a performance metric for urban forestry initiatives, and an understanding of
the factors that influence mortality can help managers target resources and enhance …
the factors that influence mortality can help managers target resources and enhance …
Scale-dependent interactions between tree canopy cover and impervious surfaces reduce daytime urban heat during summer
As cities warm and the need for climate adaptation strategies increases, a more detailed
understanding of the cooling effects of land cover across a continuum of spatial scales will …
understanding of the cooling effects of land cover across a continuum of spatial scales will …
Beyond 'trees are good': Disservices, management costs, and tradeoffs in urban forestry
The provision of ecosystem services is a prominent rationale for urban greening, and there
is a prevailing mantra that 'trees are good'. However, understanding how urban trees …
is a prevailing mantra that 'trees are good'. However, understanding how urban trees …
Residential housing segregation and urban tree canopy in 37 US Cities
Redlining was a racially discriminatory housing policy established by the federal
government's Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) during the 1930s. For decades …
government's Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) during the 1930s. For decades …
The complexity of urban eco-evolutionary dynamics
Urbanization is changing Earth's ecosystems by altering the interactions and feedbacks
between the fundamental ecological and evolutionary processes that maintain life. Humans …
between the fundamental ecological and evolutionary processes that maintain life. Humans …
Socio‐eco‐evolutionary dynamics in cities
Cities are uniquely complex systems regulated by interactions and feedbacks between
nature and human society. Characteristics of human society—including culture, economics …
nature and human society. Characteristics of human society—including culture, economics …
Historical redlining is associated with increasing geographical disparities in bird biodiversity sampling in the United States
Historic segregation and inequality are critical to understanding modern environmental
conditions. Race-based zoning policies, such as redlining in the United States during the …
conditions. Race-based zoning policies, such as redlining in the United States during the …
Why don't people plant trees? Uncovering barriers to participation in urban tree planting initiatives
Urban tree cover is inequitable in many American cities, with low-income and non-white
neighborhoods typically having the least coverage. Some municipal and non-profit tree …
neighborhoods typically having the least coverage. Some municipal and non-profit tree …
[HTML][HTML] Improvement, not displacement: A framework for urban green gentrification research and practice
As researchers have continued to expand the bounds of green gentrification scholarship,
understanding of what green gentrification is and how to identify the phenomenon on the …
understanding of what green gentrification is and how to identify the phenomenon on the …