These resources are part of the course materials and they can be included in Weekly quiz and Final quiz assessment.

FAO (2018). Forests and sustainable cities: Inspiring stories from around the world. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Rome. ISBN 978-92-5-130417-4.

This report by FAO presents an interesting series of city case studies of urban forestry from across the world. It shows the diversity of how urban forestry (including governance) is done. Read the introduction and pick 2 case studies to read, from two different continents.

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Lawrence A., De Vreese R., Johnston M., Konijnendijk van den Bosch C.C. and Sanesi G. (2013). Urban forest governance: Towards a framework for comparing approaches. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 12, 4, 464-473.

This research paper presents a good framework for analysing and comparing urban forest governance in different settings and contexts. It also applies the framework to several European cases.

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Simson A. (2020). The urban forest of the future: how to turn our cities into Treetopias. The Conversation, 21 April 2020.

This opinion article takes foresight approach to urban forestry, discussing what a future of the relation between cities and urban forests could be. It will raise some interesting thoughts and reflections among the longer-term development of green cities.
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Pargaien M.C. (2022). Resilience and better life with urban forests in Hyderabad. 15 March 2022.

Blog about urban forestry in India, and the city of Hyderabad in particular. This is a good example of urban forestry in the Global South and the issues faced there.
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