Raymond Linehan

First Name: 
Raymond
Last Name: 
Linehan
Mentor: 
Dr. Matt Fry
Abstract: 
Urban forestry has evolved from a focus on beautification/aesthetics and safety of public trees to a focus on the economic, ecological, physiological, and psychological services that trees provide. Current urban forestry policies in the DFW metroplex reflect this adaptation. To date, there is much research on what urban forestry is and the types of policies that come out of it, but less understood are the actual practices of urban forestry and tree preservation that are being implemented in growing urban areas. I seek to understand urban forestry in practice through land cover change, municipal ordinances, and budget data.
Poster: 
Preliminary analysis of urban forestry through vegetative cover, municipal ordinances, and budget da
Year: 
2021