Erika Svendsen, Research Social Scientist
People and Their Environments: Social Science Supporting Natural Resource Management and Policy
NYC Urban Field Station, Northern Research Station, US Forest Service
Cultivating more places of places of social meaning - a little green or a lot
Different research types
...Intensive-Extensive + Social-Biophysical
Inspired by Prof. Bill Burch at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Human Ecosystem Framework (HEF)
Virtuous vs. Viscous Cycles - Disturbance can be useful
Stewards as first responders.- adaptive/polycentric
Gardeners as first responders - urban fiscal crisis
...Strengthening social cohesion and fostering new forms of governance
Resilience cycles
Giuliani and community gardens
Book/blog: Greening in the Red Zone - this isn't just for wealthy urban enclaves
Joplin Tornado Memorial - USFS still has a forester there, helping the city recover - extending the recovery timeline - already planted over 5000 trees
Nature: As asset and a threat
Stewardship mapping
STEW-MAP Project
Online and mail-in survey
initial n=5861
final n=2517
NYC Oasis map Mapping stewardship "turf" like it was gang turf
Network analysis identified the individuals/groups that served as nodes within the massive stewardship network in NYC- bridge, broker, and bi-modal governing
Timeless threads and places of Social Meaning
Jamaica Bay neighborhoods after Superstorm Sandy
zone mapping for each of the parks - a new social layer for NYC Parks
found lots of 'mad love' for parks
Example: Frank Charles Memorial Park
Example: Sea Song Memorial
Tree planting helps strengthen democracy
Stewardship is a restorative mechanism, it is a part of our social infrastructure
See also: Stewardship, learning, and memory in disaster resilience (paper)
See also: Integrating grey and green infrastructure to improve the health and well-being of urban populations
And myriad other papers
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