these aspects on the urban forest resource, governance, and
strategic management in the same comprehensive way."
Among the Plan's strengths, McDermott highlights "the level of
meaningful community engagement that took place in the creation
of the document; the Equity component of the Plan—something
that Europe has looked to the U.S. for leadership on; and the
Plan's use of standardized Canopy Cover measurement stats."
Rogers says he likes the fact that the thirty-year time frame of
Birmingham's UFMP "takes it outside of local political cycles
so it can set a steady course." He and his colleagues report
learning a great deal about stakeholder consideration from
this process. "We received considerable feedback, sometimes
contradictory," Rogers says. "We provided a response to the
stakeholders as to why their comments were, or were not, incor-
porated. I think this helped get everyone behind the Plan because
people felt that their feedback was heard and valued." (The
most common reason feedback wasn't applied was because
it was an operational point rather than a strategic one.)
Recommended Viewing:
A Master Plan for Birmingham's
Second City This is a lively conversation
hosted by Josh Behounek of Davey
Resource Group with Kenton Rogers
of Treeconomics, Simon Needle of
Birmingham City Council, and Ian
McDermott of Birmingham TreePeople.
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