Abstract:
As cities get hotter and experience more flooding, many local governments are turning to planting trees and implementing green infrastructure (e.g., rain gardens, swales, retention basins, green roofs) to face these climate hazards. Because this type of infrastructure requires long-term maintenance from residents, it is critical to engage them in the planning, design, and implementation of green infrastructure. "Shades of Urban Greening" includes several projects that examine public engagement processes and how these incorporate the voices of the most underserved residents into policymaking. Our methods include stakeholder engagement, policy analysis, workshops, interviews, surveys, participant observations, and systematic literature reviews.
Official Project Website
Project Start Date: 01/02/2023
This research has been supported by grants from the Arizona Institutes of Resilience, the University of Western Australia, the National Science Foundation, and the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
Principal Investigator:
Research Personnel:
Natasha Pauli, University of Western Australia
Andrea Gerlak, University of Arizona
Kenneth Krokoko, University of Arizona
Courtney Crosson, University of Arizona
Neha Gupta, University of Arizona
Meredith Hovis, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Lucero Radonic, Norther Arizona University
Maria Ignatieva, University of Western Australia
Adrienne Brown, University of Arizona
Molli Bryson, University of Arizona
Greg Barron-Gafford, University of Arizona
Blue Baldwin, Tucson Water
Flor Sandoval, Leslie Pilli and Imelda Cortez at the Sonora Environmental Research Institute, Inc.
Will Leopold, Tucson Clean and Beautiful
Valerisa Gaddy, Watershed Management Group
UA Students: Ivan Gaxiola, Christian Aguilar, Oscar Rodriguez-Ponce, Kenneth Ferrell, Carlos Burton, Soleil Lemons