Abstract
Revised! FOR-194, a 2-page fact sheet by Francisco Escobedo, Jennifer A. Seitz, Rob J. Northrop, and Molly K. Moon, compares the results from a needs assessment in Hillsborough County to a national urban tree survey and shares some initial insights into the Gulf Coast community’s perceptions and beliefs regarding urban trees. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, July 2008.
References
Lohr, V.I., C.H. Pearson-Mims, J. Tarnai, and D.A. Dillman. 2004. How urban residents rate and rank tree benefits and problems associated with trees in cities. Journal of Arboriculture 30: 28-35.
Moon, M. 2007. Community perceptions and attitudes toward urban forests. Unpublished raw data.
Northrop, R., F. Escobedo, and J. Seitz. 2007. An urban forestry needs assessment for rapidly urbanizing Florida - assessing community perceptions and attitudes toward urban and urbanizing forests. In Emerging Issues Along the Urban/Rural Interface 2: Linking Land Use Science and Society Conference Proceedings, ed. D. N. Leband, 180-181. Auburn, AL: Auburn University Center for Forest Sustainability.