Right tree, right place, right reason: Using knowledge exchange and research co‐design to explore current challenges and opportunities for sustainable urban forest management

Abstract

The urban forest provides important environmental and health and well-being benefits to people living in cities. However, sustainable management of urban trees is challenging as they face interrelated pressures from the urban environment, pests and diseases and climate change. Here, we use knowledge exchange with stakeholders to identify four key research priorities (1. tree species resilience to climate change; 2. tree species selection for biodiversity; 3. tree equity; and 4. community engagement) and detail an ongoing programme of research co-designed with stakeholders to support effective decision making that ensures the sustainability and resilience of the urban forest.

Metadata

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Edmondson, J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3623-4816 Absalom, E. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0312-037X Blackman, R. Brindley, P. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9989-9789 Campbell, S. Carter, A. Catterrall, A. Dobson, M. Doick, K. Dumelow, M. Cunningham, S. Halsall, F. Healy, L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5713-0610 Howe, J. Leake, J.R. McHugh, N. Turner, A. Walker, H. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5144-1605 Pruszynski, K. MacDermott, I. Gunton, J. North, M. Nuttgens, C. Pillat, T. Croft, H.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s). Plants, People, Planet published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of New Phytologist Foundation. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords:	climate change; ecosystem service provision; urban greening; urban greenspace; urban resilience; urban sustainability; urban trees
Dates:	Accepted: 9 October 2025 Published (online): 11 November 2025 Published: 11 November 2025
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture and Landscape The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biosciences (Sheffield)
Date Deposited:	11 Nov 2025 15:27
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2025 15:27
Status:	Published online
Publisher:	Wiley
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1002/ppp3.70129
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:234330

CORE (COnnecting REpositories)

Right tree, right place, right reason: Using knowledge exchange and research co‐design to explore current challenges and opportunities for sustainable urban forest management

Abstract

Metadata

Download

Published Version

Export

Statistics