Submission Date
7-23-2021
Document Type
Paper
Department
Environmental Studies
Faculty Mentor
Patrick Hurley
Second Faculty Mentor
Tristan Ashcroft
Project Description
There is growing recognition that urban forests have the potential to combat food insecurity via their edible parts, namely fruits, berries, and nuts. Many tree species commonly planted in urban spaces have edible parts that may fulfill the nutritional needs of city residents that are food insecure, but no one has analyzed the value of city street trees to understand this potential. I analyzed New York City’s street trees by each species and their edible parts to measure this potential.
Recommended Citation
Cooney, Kristen, "Urban Forests and Their Potential to Combat Food Insecurity: Analyzing Foods From Street Trees in New York City, NY" (2021). Environment and Sustainability Summer Fellows. 12.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/environment_sum/12
Open Access
Available to all.
Included in
Environmental Sciences Commons, Food Security Commons, Food Studies Commons, Geographic Information Sciences Commons, Nature and Society Relations Commons
Comments
Presented during the 23rd Annual Summer Fellows Symposium, July 23, 2021 at Ursinus College.