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Trees that answer fan mail and other tales from the Australian School of Urban Forestry, Part I
You don't just need expertise or experience to be an effective steward of urban trees. You need a network.
D. Pataki
Jan 10, 20204 min read


People want action on rising temperatures in Australian cities. Can urban trees help?
The catastrophic bushfires are a terrible reminder that adapting to climate change won't be enough. Here's how urban trees can help
D. Pataki
Jan 5, 20204 min read


Solutions-oriented ecology: Thoughts from the other ESA (and a platypus!)
American universities are still struggling to evaluate and reward practical, use-inspired, and community engaged research on solutions to...
D. Pataki
Jan 1, 20203 min read


The green dilemma for arid cities
Should arid cities plant more trees in a hotter and drier world? The science of “socioecohydrology” aims to find out.
D. Pataki
Dec 30, 20193 min read


New decade, new blog
At this site I'll be posting non-technical summaries of new projects in urban greening from my lab, my colleagues, and the people I'm meetin
D. Pataki
Dec 30, 20192 min read
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