Urban Nature Human Nature - Video

Urban ecosystems are the ultimate manifestation of the dynamic conflict between humans and nature: the desire for neat, orderly landscapes on one hand and the fear of messy ecological chaos on the other. Dr, Del Tredici focuses on the ecological significance of the plants that grow without cultivation in cities because of their remarkable ability to flourish in spite of stressful environmental conditions. This spontaneous urban vegetation is as cosmopolitan as the city’s human population and, quite frankly, better adapted to our changing environmental conditions than the native species that once grew there. Like it or not, these so-called novel ecosystems have become the new ecological normal and people need to recognize that they are helping not only to make our cities more livable for people and animals but also to clean up the mess we have made of the planet.

Del Tredici Resilient Trees.pdf
Street Tree Handout.pdf
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