Urban Afforestation

Challenges and instruments for integrated planning with urban expansion and social dynamics.

Abstract

Objective – Identify integrated planning instruments to resolve conflicts related to urban tree plantations, focusing on the interfaces with urban expansion and social dynamics.

Methodology – Theoretical study based on a bibliographic review, using the stages of thematic synthesis (analysis by subtopics) and dimensional synthesis (integration of problems).

Originality/Relevance – Attend to lacuna theory of arborization in an integrated, multidimensional and articulated way to the urban agents, with a focus on conflicts and management strategies.

Results – Identification of three key agents (technicians, managers and civil society) and strategies that favor a more integrated and efficient urban tree plantation.

Theoretical/Methodological Contributions – Proposal of an analytical method (synthetically and dimensionally) and expansion of the understanding of trees as a structuring element of urban space.

Social and Environmental Contributions – Strengthening city participation and urban environmental management, with benefits to the quality of life, the microclimate and the sustainability of cities.