Tenley Conway: Seeing the Urban Forest for the Trees

VIEW to the U: An eye on UTM academic community

Trees are part of our everyday landscape, even in a big city like Toronto, but sometimes we pass by these plants in the urban forest without giving them much thought. They are, however, of significant interest for this guest on VIEW to the U, Professor Tenley Conway, and have been a preoccupation of hers for the last few years. On this episode, Tenley talks her work examining how human-environmental interactions impact the urban forests in cities and suburbs, and the diverse group of actors or the residents that end up shaping what she refers to as our “urban ecosystem.” We also touch on the benefits of trees, but also some of the “disservices” of trees when they cause issues or become problematic for residents. A full transcript of the interview is available at https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/vp-research/sites/files/vp-research/shared/TC-transcribed%2CApril2018.pdf.