Abstract
Trees, forests and woodlands provide a wide range of ecosystem services that contribute to human health and well-being. However, these benefits are increasingly under threat from the growing incidence of tree pest and disease outbreaks worldwide, with diverse economic, social and environmental impacts in both rural and urban settings. The increase in pest and disease outbreaks has been strongly linked to the growth in global trade and the upsurge in human movement, such as tourism. Increasingly, it is being recognised that, alongside the biological sciences to understand the pathogenicity and epidemiology of invasive organisms, social science is crucial for understanding the interactions of a diverse set of political, social and economic actors, including lay publics, and how they are implicated and/or affected by tree pests and diseases. This chapter introduces the theme of the book and briefly introduces each of the chapter contributions.
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Urquhart, J., Marzano, M., Potter, C. (2018). Introducing the Human Dimensions of Forest and Tree Health. In: Urquhart, J., Marzano, M., Potter, C. (eds) The Human Dimensions of Forest and Tree Health. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76956-1_1
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