Michelle Talal

Zuckerman Postdoctoral Scholar Michelle Talal, in collaboration with researchers at Tel Aviv University and Oregon State University publish new research in Plants People Planet.

Paper abstract:

With more than half of the human population living in cities, urban parks are some of the most significant places for human–nature interactions and their vegetation can provide a range of ecosystem services; however, the vegetation may not always meet the preferences of visitors. By conducting qualitative semi-structured interviews with visitors at a range of urban park types interspersed throughout a city, we explored vegetation preferences that may be used to improve park planning, design, and maintenance, as well as educate and engage visitors.