Trees help give us clean air to breathe, keep us cool, and can even benefit our mental health. But not everyone has equal access to trees. In this week's episode, Casey and Sara discuss the benefits (and challenges) of urban trees and take a look at the factors involved in tree disparity across different neighborhoods.
Resources for this episode:
The Inequitable Distribution of Urban Trees
Tree Equity Score National Explorer
Public Health Benefits of Urban Trees
Urban Trees and Human Health: A Scoping Review
Green gentrification in European and North American cities | Nature Communications
Ten-Year Urban Forestry Action Plan: 2016 -2026
50 years after being outlawed, redlining still drives neighborhood health inequities.
Urban and Community Forestry Grants - 2023 Grant Awards | US Forest Service