Beyond the Golden Shovel: recommendations for a successful urban tree planting initiative

The authors identify five imperatives that promote successful implementation of tree planting initiatives:

• ensuring adequate funding for all project phases;
• cultivating place-based landscape design;
• engaging and investing in communities;
• implementing sound planting practices; and
• evaluating performance and adapting over time.

Eisenman, Theodore S.; Roman, Lara A.; Östberg, Johan; Campbell, Lindsay K.; Svendsen, Erika. 2024. “Beyond the Golden Shovel: recommendations for a successful urban tree planting initiative.” Journal of the American Planning Association. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2024.2330943.

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