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Dept. of Forest Resources
University of Minnesota
115 Green Hall
1530 Cleveland Ave. N.
St. Paul, MN  55108-6112

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FR 4501/5501 - Urban Forest Management:  Managing Greenspaces for People

(3.0 cr; =[FR 5501]; Prereq-[1101, 3501, Ent 4251, PlPa 3003, [UF major or minor]] or #; spring, every year)


Management concepts for green infrastructure of cities, towns, and communities. Urban forest as a social/biological resource. Emphasizes management of urban forest ecosystem to maximize benefits to people. Tree selection, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, landscape planning, values, perceptions. How urban forestry can be a tool to improve community infrastructure.

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