Document Type
Article
Themes
Urban Redevelopment; City Beautiful
Identifier
HF032
Rights Management
Copyright Not Evaluated - http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Abstract
"It appeared as a small news item: the Providence Park Commission had requested that 40 trees be planted along Atwells Avenue as part of the $2.8 million facelift scheduled for Federal Hill but the Providence Redevelopment Agency did not act on the request. Businessmen along the street were also opposed to the plantings because they considered that their shops would not be visible behind the trees and thus, they would lose some potential business. As a result, no new trees will appear along that business thoroughfare."
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "Are Trees Necessary in the City?" (1978). Smolski Texts. 29.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_text/29
Included in
Nature and Society Relations Commons, Other Forestry and Forest Sciences Commons, Place and Environment Commons, Urban Studies Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons
Comments
Trees perform functions beside beauty.