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dublinben · 601 days ago · link · · parent · post: City of Melbourne's Urban Forest project still attracting weekly love letters to trees
You can tell a lot about a city based on its trees (or lack thereof). I recently moved from a wealthier neighborhood to one with half the median household income, and let me tell you. There's not even close to 50% as many trees here as in the "nicer" neighborhood. Before moving, I didn't realize how much it would bother me, but I can feel the difference, even subconsciously.
NikolaiFyodorov · 601 days ago · link ·
And you can feel it because you've grown up with trees, and you know what you're missing. Imagine being a kid growing up in an inner city without nature; you'd never know what you've missed. Actually, this reminds me of an interesting article on the notion of the extinction of experience. I'll dig it up. Update: Here's a relevant article.