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Dr. Melissa McHale, PhD

Associate Professor
Faculty of Forestry
Dept. of Forest Resources Management
Urban Forest Research Hub
Vancouver Campus
Expertise

Urban Forestry, Urban Ecology, Urban Sustainability, Sustainability Science, Ecosystem Services, Ecosystem Ecology, Carbon Cycling, Social-Ecological Studies, Transdisciplinary Science, Landscape Preferences, Land Cover Land Use Change, Equity, Environmental Justice, Urban Tree Canopy, Urbanization, African Cities, Urban Ecosystem Convergence, Urban Homogenization,

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melissa.mchale@ubc.ca
604–827–3150
https://www.pivotalplaces.org/what-is-pivotal-place
LinkedIn/ melissa-mchale-urban-forestry-ecology-sustainability
Twitter/ UrbanEcologyMRM
Languages
English
In the Media

2020 Salazar Center Symposium – CSU State of the Research – Salazar Center for North American Conservation

Conservation Conversations: Carbon Sequestration and Climate Justice in Cities – Salazar Center for North American Conservation

Study: Trees have unexpected impacts on water use in northern Colorado – Colorado State University

Small, local solutions can crack water crises: a South African case study – The Conversation

Bunn and team win NASA grant to forecast conservation futures in South Africa – Colorado State University

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