Community Leaders and the Urban Forest
A Model of Knowledge and Understanding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12164129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel D McLean (0000-0001-7639-2467, Indiana State University, corresponding author), Ryan R Jensen (0000-0002-5273-1214, Indiana State University) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 589-598 |
| Publication date | 2004-07-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Society & Natural Resources (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-1920 • E-ISSN: 1521-0723 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08941920490466387 |
| OpenAlex | W2003187897 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 23 |
Foresters have a sound understanding of the urban forest, but this level of understanding rarely extends to the people who are able to effect change in communities—leaders. This article describes knowledge and understanding of the urban forest based on personal interviews conducted with leaders in two cities using qualitative research methods. Interpretation of the data suggests a knowledge and understanding model with three main constructs: urban forest meaning, processes, and benefits and outcomes. Respondents described the urban forest through categories (e.g., green spaces, quality of life) in terms of these constructs in a gradient ranging from entry to bridging to mature. The emergence of the constructs and categories provides a better understanding of how leaders perceive the urban forest and gives direction to future research that will continue the development of the model. Keywords: community leadersknowledgemodeling understandingperceptionpolicymakingunderstandingurban forest
Bridging (networking · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Meaning (existential · Sociology · Urban forest · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Psychology · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban Green Space and Health · Forestry
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Urban Forest Values of the Citizenry in Three Colombian Cities
Support for regulatory and voluntary approaches to wildfire adaptation among unincorporated wildland-urban interface communities
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Types and qualities of knowledge
Carbon storage and sequestration by urban trees in the USA
A Dynamic Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation
Historical ecology
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Planning Ecology
Making Sense of Qualitative Data
New Methodologies for Interdisciplinary Research and Action in an Urban Ecosystem in Chicago
Public Understandings of Nature
Environmental issues
Science and Reality
Naturalistic inquiry
Economy and Ecology in an Era of Knowledge-Based Economies
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |