Social Life Under Cover: Tree Canopy and Social Capital in Baltimore, Maryland. Holtan, M. T., Dieterlen, S. L., & Sullivan, W. C. Environment and Behavior, January, 2014. ![Social Life Under Cover: Tree Canopy and Social Capital in Baltimore, Maryland [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex To what extent does the density of the tree cover in a city relate to the amount of social capital among neighbors? To address this question, we linked social survey data (N = 361) from the Baltimore Ecosystem Study with socioeconomic, urban form, and green space data at the census block group level using a geographic information system. We found a systematically positive relationship between the density of urban tree canopy at the neighborhood block group level and the amount of social capital at the individual level (r = .241, p \textless .01). Multiple regression analyses showed that tree canopy added a 22.72% increase in explanatory power to the model for social capital. This research adds a new variable—neighborhood tree canopy—to the typologies of green space that affect human social connection. Trees are a relatively inexpensive and easy intervention to enhance the strength of social ties among neighbors.
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title = {Social {Life} {Under} {Cover}: {Tree} {Canopy} and {Social} {Capital} in {Baltimore}, {Maryland}},
issn = {0013-9165, 1552-390X},
shorttitle = {Social {Life} {Under} {Cover}},
url = {http://eab.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/01/22/0013916513518064},
doi = {10.1177/0013916513518064},
abstract = {To what extent does the density of the tree cover in a city relate to the amount of social capital among neighbors? To address this question, we linked social survey data (N = 361) from the Baltimore Ecosystem Study with socioeconomic, urban form, and green space data at the census block group level using a geographic information system. We found a systematically positive relationship between the density of urban tree canopy at the neighborhood block group level and the amount of social capital at the individual level (r = .241, p {\textless} .01). Multiple regression analyses showed that tree canopy added a 22.72\% increase in explanatory power to the model for social capital. This research adds a new variable—neighborhood tree canopy—to the typologies of green space that affect human social connection. Trees are a relatively inexpensive and easy intervention to enhance the strength of social ties among neighbors.},
language = {en},
urldate = {2014-11-07TZ},
journal = {Environment and Behavior},
author = {Holtan, Meghan T. and Dieterlen, Susan L. and Sullivan, William C.},
month = jan,
year = {2014},
keywords = {ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, green space, neighborhood, social capital, tree canopy},
pages = {0013916513518064}
}
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