ABSTRACT Understanding people’s attitudes towards the urban forest is crucial to advance sustainability goals and for proposing policy changes in local governments. With global cities such as Sydney becoming highly multi-cultural, it is vital for local governments in cities to be responsive to the diverse voices and interests of their residents. This paper investigates attitudes of people from different socio-economic backgrounds and thereby identifies barriers and opportunities for tree planting. Analysing two socio-economically diverse local government areas (LGAs) in Sydney, viz. Parramatta and North Sydney, this paper demonstrates that residents’ attitudes towards trees depends largely on tree location. Trees located on private land, are preferred for aesthetics and functionality (e.g. beauty and privacy), and trees are removed if they represent a threat to residents’ health or infrastructure. Trees located on public land are appreciated because people prefer to live along a tree-lined street where aesthetic and environmental values of trees are paramount. The above attitudes vary with income, education and dwelling type. Findings from this study suggest that local governments must engage effectively with socio-economically diverse populations and recognise different attitudes of communities in policies and practices for managing urban greenery.

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绿化悉尼：植树的态度、障碍和机会

摘要 了解人们对城市森林的态度对于推进可持续发展目标和向地方政府提出政策变化至关重要。随着悉尼等全球城市变得高度多元文化，城市地方政府必须对居民的不同声音和利益做出回应。本文调查了来自不同社会经济背景的人们的态度，从而确定了植树造林的障碍和机会。分析悉尼的两个社会经济多元化的地方政府区域 (LGAs)，即。Parramatta 和 North Sydney，这篇论文表明居民对树木的态度很大程度上取决于树木的位置。位于私人土地上的树木，因美观和功能（例如美观和隐私）而受到青睐，如果树木对居民的健康或基础设施构成威胁，则会被移除。位于公共土地上的树木受到赞赏，因为人们更喜欢住在绿树成荫的街道上，在那里树木的美学和环境价值至关重要。上述态度因收入、教育程度和居住类型而异。这项研究的结果表明，地方政府必须有效地与社会经济多样化的人群接触，并承认社区在管理城市绿化的政策和实践中的不同态度。