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Fraser, Eli

This essay outlines recommendations and aspects that should be covered in Vancouver’s upcoming Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). Four cities’ urban forest strategies, Toronto, Victoria, Seattle, and Portland, are analysed for common themes and attributes that are applicable to Vancouver. Vancouver’s urban forest strategy will be completed sometime in 2014. Three overarching goals were found in all four plans, with many other minor commonalities found throughout all the cities’ plans. These three common goals were to conserve and enhance their urban forests, provide stewardship to the public to properly manage and care for their sections of the urban forest, and to guarantee equitable distribution of the urban forest benefits to all residents of the city. Along with these common goals there were many other elements that were recommended for Vancouver to use in their UFMP. Examples are a holistic approach and effort from all departments of the city, economic evaluation of the current urban forest functions, and certain environmental benefits the cities’ want to see from their urban forest. Some other aspects that were not in all four plans are suggested for Vancouver’s UFMP. The current efforts that Vancouver is making towards its UFMP are also examined. These efforts, along with the recommendations outlined in this paper, will ensure Vancouver has a vigorous, in-depth urban forest strategy that will produce many values and benefits for the city, now and in the future.

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University of British Columbia. FRST 497

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0075571

Forestry, Faculty of

Unreviewed

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