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Questions and Answers
What realization did Matt and Paul come to through their hands-on involvement with street trees?
What realization did Matt and Paul come to through their hands-on involvement with street trees?
- Stewardship is solely about maintenance.
- Urban trees are fragile and necessitate emotional care. (correct)
- Cities do not care or need more trees.
- Urban trees require minimal care.
The shift from casual observers to developing deep empathy for street trees resulted in what for Matt and Paul?
The shift from casual observers to developing deep empathy for street trees resulted in what for Matt and Paul?
- A deeper understanding of the role of trees in challenging traditional views of nature.
- An understanding that stewardship is solely about maintenance.
- A realization that urban trees are primarily for aesthetic purposes.
- A meaningful emotional connection and understanding of trees. (correct)
The concept of vegetal agency challenges what traditional view?
The concept of vegetal agency challenges what traditional view?
- Trees are passive elements in urban environments. (correct)
- Cities should expand green spaces without looking at the consequences.
- Human behavior has little to no effect on the environment.
- Trees are environmentally beneficial and must be protected at all costs.
What aspect of urban green infrastructure is worthy of further exploration?
What aspect of urban green infrastructure is worthy of further exploration?
What unintended consequence can tree planting contribute to, according to the text?
What unintended consequence can tree planting contribute to, according to the text?
What resonates with the author about Matt and Paul's story?
What resonates with the author about Matt and Paul's story?
The concept of trees influencing human behavior leads to a rethinking on what?
The concept of trees influencing human behavior leads to a rethinking on what?
What is the author interested in because of unintended consequence of gentrification?
What is the author interested in because of unintended consequence of gentrification?
According to the author, what is urban stewardship not just limited to?
According to the author, what is urban stewardship not just limited to?
According to the author, what is the relationship between stewardship and maintenance?
According to the author, what is the relationship between stewardship and maintenance?
How did Matt and Paul's perspective about urban trees shift?
How did Matt and Paul's perspective about urban trees shift?
Why does the concept of vegetal agency stand out?
Why does the concept of vegetal agency stand out?
What should urban green infrastructure strive to achieve?
What should urban green infrastructure strive to achieve?
What would happen if cities expanded green spaces without protecting vulnerable communities?
What would happen if cities expanded green spaces without protecting vulnerable communities?
What led Matt and Paul to form a emotional connection to urban trees?
What led Matt and Paul to form a emotional connection to urban trees?
What is Vegetal Agency?
What is Vegetal Agency?
What should cities consider when expanding green spaces?
What should cities consider when expanding green spaces?
After gaining empathy for trees, what emotional shift did the participants experience?
After gaining empathy for trees, what emotional shift did the participants experience?
Thinking in an urban environment, what are plants seen as?
Thinking in an urban environment, what are plants seen as?
What could happen if there is no balance with urban green infrastructure?
What could happen if there is no balance with urban green infrastructure?
Flashcards
Deep empathy for street trees
Deep empathy for street trees
Developing a profound understanding and concern for street trees.
Vegetal agency
Vegetal agency
Trees influencing human behavior, acting as active urban participants.
Urban green infrastructure & social equity
Urban green infrastructure & social equity
Balancing environmental advantages with fairness in cities.
Tree planting & gentrification
Tree planting & gentrification
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Stewardship
Stewardship
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Study Notes
- A connection formed with Matt and Paul's story due to their transition from casual observers to deeply empathetic individuals concerning street trees.
- Their hands-on engagement underscored the vulnerability of urban trees.
- Caring for urban trees fosters meaningful emotional connections, illustrating that stewardship extends beyond mere maintenance to encompass relationships.
- The concept of vegetal agency stood out.
- Trees possess the capacity to shape human behavior, challenging conventional perceptions of nature.
- Plants actively participate in urban life.
- Urban green infrastructure's potential to harmonize environmental advantages with social equity merits further exploration.
- Tree planting has the potential to inadvertently fuel gentrification.
- Investigating strategies for cities to expand green spaces while safeguarding vulnerable communities is crucial.
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