FOR416H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Endangered Species Act Of 1973, Urban Forest, Urban Forestry
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Lecture 9: urban forest policy amory ngan. December 6th: undergrads presentations due: 10-minute-long presentation, report is also due on the 6th. Need policies to protect trees: need basis for protection. Knowing who makes policies is important: basis for change. Region is mainly responsible for trees along large roads while municipal government looks after trees in small roads. Policies made in public realm affecting us at local level. Federal government don"t support or discourage urban forest policies: just leave it to municipal government, but not having policies at federal level isn"t great. In general, we will be looking a municipal policies concerning urban forests. In general: public policy is anything a government chooses to do or not to do, policies provide direction for municipal operations. There are different types of policies: legislative. Prescribes penalties for not following policies: regulatory, organizational. Regulations/policies made to keep people from moving wood around.
