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The Petersfield i-Tree Eco survey – an exercise in community ownership

2019; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 41; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/03071375.2019.1642046

2168-1074

Andy Moffat, Kieron J. Doick,

Animal and Plant Science Education

This paper describes an i-Tree Eco tree survey successfully undertaken to support the community's interest in its trees in Petersfield, Hampshire, UK using "citizen science" volunteers. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using a community approach, particularly with regards to use of volunteers, project management, cost and data quality. The paper makes recommendations for future i-Tree Eco surveys using citizen scientists. It identifies complementary data acquisition to support the needs of communities to understand their trees and the benefits they receive from them.