Greening Our Cities with Cecil Konijnendijk

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🗓️ 25 April 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Cecil Konijnendijk came up with a rule he calls 3-30-300 which has become popular among climate change activists and urban tree canopy specialists. The rule encourages seeing at least 3 trees from your window, having 30% canopy coverage in your neighborhood, and having a high quality public green space within 300 meters (340 yards) from your house.

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0:00.0	I've been interested in how nature impacts our mental health and human experience for
0:06.5	a long time.
0:08.2	Specifically, I love learning about how trees can make us happier.
0:12.2	It's easy to think of trees in the context of looming forests, but we're also surrounded
0:16.6	by them in the cities we live in.
0:18.8	Think of the maple tree on your block that drops neon-orange leaves in the fall, or the
0:23.4	palm trees in Southern California that rustle on a windy day.
0:27.8	Nature and researcher, Cecil Conan and Dyke is an expert on forestry and urban green
0:32.5	spaces.
0:33.5	I'm really fascinated by trees and these magical beings they are, in a way, and for me
0:41.0	they're companions.
0:42.0	I think they're in some way they're a bit human-like.
0:44.6	We can associate them, relate to them, and they follow us through our lives and they
0:49.0	give us perspective and they give us good companionship.
0:55.2	Cecil Conan and Dyke has been studying, teaching, and advising on urban forestry for
0:59.6	more than 25 years.
1:01.6	He's always been interested in how trees can improve our cities, communities, personal
1:06.8	lives, and mental health.
1:09.1	Imagine if you took a bird's eye view of your neighborhood.
1:12.4	How much of it would be covered with green tree tops?
1:15.8	That coverage is called urban tree canopy.
1:19.1	Cecil's research mostly focuses on increasing urban tree canopy in cities around the world.
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