Urban ForestryStephanie Cadaval
2023 The Garden Club of America Zone VI Fellowship in Urban Forestry
The Human Dimensions of Urban Forest Management and Storm Events: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Perceptions of Risk, Efficacy, and Collaboration
Using a mixed-methods approach to assess experiences and perspectives of urban forest professionals working with city trees and storms, Cadaval will investigate how impacts from storms—hurricanes, ice storms, and thunderstorms—influence decisions made by tree managers at multiple scales. Research will focus on perspectives from municipal forestry managers, utility managers, nonprofit staff, volunteer-based groups, and emergency managers. Cadaval will evaluate perceptions of risk and efficacy among urban forest professionals; determine management challenges in dealing with storms; and define perspectives, experiences, and collaboration opportunities for working with storms and trees in cities.
The Garden Club of America Zone VI Fellowship in Urban Forestry
To advance the field of urban forestry by encouraging students to study the planning, management, horticulture and ecology of urban forests, and the effect of healthy urban forests on people and the environment.
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