Barriers and opportunities for resilient and sustainable urban forests

Sammanfattning

As cities heat up and expand in area and population, urban forests offer a nature-based solution to enhance liveability and reduce rising temperatures in cities. However, urban forests are vulnerable to climate change and face costly establishment and maintenance challenges. Here we explore four key ecological and socioeconomic barriers to achieving resilient urban forests: species selection, tree supply, tree life cycle (establishment and maintenance, including irrigation) and community engagement. We discuss how integrating traditional urban forestry practices with emerging technology offers a holistic approach to creating resilient, sustainable urban forests that can adapt to climate change while meeting community needs.

Publicerad i

Nature cities
2025, volym: 2, nummer: 4, sidor: 290-298
Utgivare: SPRINGERNATURE

SLU författare

• Östberg, Johan

  • Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Sjöman, Henrik

  • Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Wiström, Björn

  • Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Miljövetenskap
Landskapsarkitektur

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00212-2

Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/145547