BOOKS

TREES in the CITY by Ira Bruce Nadel and Cornelia Hahn Oberlander. Published in 1977 by Pergamon Press, View brief commentary here

ARTICLES

5 Reasons Cities Should Create an Office of Urban Agriculture, Shank, M & Lee, K. Fast Company, July 2023 (also at: https://www.michaelshank.tv/5-reasons-why-cities-should-create-an-office-of-urban-agriculture/)

Shade is an essential solution for hotter cities, V. Kelly Turner, Ariane Middel & Jennifer K. Vanos. Nature, July 2023

Paris When It Sizzles: The City of Light Aims to Get Smart on Heat, Goodell, J., Yale Environment 360. July 2023.

How cities can respond to extreme heat: Officials from Beijing to Phoenix are grappling with unbearable temperatures. July 2023

WATCH

URBES – Urban Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

APPS

LIFE Tree Check: https://www.lifetreecheck.eu/en/Inspiration/Blog/Aplikace-Tree-Check-prozradi-jak-stromy-chladi

MUNICIPAL RESOURCES

Office of Urban Agriculture, Washington DC Sustainable DC

EUROPE FOCUS

EU Nature Restoration Law: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/nature-and-biodiversity/nature-restoration-law_en

The EU nature restoration law is meant to help our cities become more liveable. Linda Voortman, Deputy Mayor of Utrecht, July 2023, Euronews

EVENTS

2nd World Forum on Urban Forests // Washington DC, October 2023

Transforming Cities, Enhancing Well-being, Innovating with Nature Based Solutions (Horizon Dialogue & Clustering Action, 2018)