This is a great summary of the value of trees in our community and another example of the worldwide push to incorporate the grown environment into the built environment in a truly sustainable way.
It also introduces us to the term 'peri-urban forestry' which relates to the managment of trees in and around urban areas. These areas are the fastest growing environments by population. They surround our cities and represent the transition precincts between fully urban and fully rural.
For more, La Trobe University provide a good definition on their website, as part of their role in co- hosting Australia’s first peri-urban conference back in October 1st and 2nd 2013 with RMIT's school of Global, Urban And Social Studies.
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