Connecting You With Urban Forestry
A online
community where people passonate about Urban
Forestry come together. Urbanforesty.in
offers
a unique workspace dedicated to all sub-domains related and relevent
urban forestry where members can
connect, post discussions, images, videos, links, articles, share
resources and collaborate on urban forestry projects.
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AIMS
1. Help connect Forestry professsionals throughtout India and the globe
2. Build relationships among Forresters across boundaries of geography or subdomain/discipline
3. Provide a platform for the sharing of knowledge and resources particularly relevant Urban Forestry
4. Assist in highlighting issues related to Urban Forestry being addressed by members or member organizations
5. Enable new relationships to be formed with Forresters in India around the world that support Urban Forestry projects
6. Provide a shared social space where problem solving and the development of ideas relevant to Urban Foresty can take place
7. Create a community memory/event for group deliberation and brainstorming 8. Aiding Forestry Professional who have just graduated for creating a web presence and signature and cathing the attention of employers in the Forestry sector in India and Overseas
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BENEFITS
We are free to use and free of advertisements There are no charges for using any of the tools provided and unlike other sites, your group is not cluttered with advertisements.
We are part of the bigger picture Your group becomes part of a larger urban forestry initiative and environmental restoration network, allowing you and your group members to connect with others forresters in India around the world who share the same interests.
We make it easy and
provide ongoing support Quickly and easily invite and manage members, create customized layouts, create blogs, discussions, photo galleries , videos, events, share knowledge and build your network. We also offer free ongoing support. |
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Wiki Pages A wiki page can be used as a blog, a collaborative document for everyone to edit and maintain, photo gallery, and even video collection.[ This is under development ] |
Chatterbox Chat enables members to host or participate an informal chat & also participate in video conferencing [ video conferencing is under development ] |
Group Messaging You can broadcast messages to all or some of the group members turning it into an e-newsletter tool. |
Email Alerts of Group Activity Engaging members is made easier because all group activity is streamed to members 'watchlist', which is then forwarded to their email (opt-out). |
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Simple Set-up You can customize your own group layout.
Use your urbanforest.in account to invite people to your group. Keep track of invitations on a special dashboard.
Content Sharing You can easily share materials between groups making it easy to administer multiple groups which share similar aims.
Privacy options Set group to private (only group members can view and edit), semi-private (only group members can edit, anyone can view), or public (anyone can edit or view).
Choose between open (anyone can join), open to apply (a Group admin must approve), member referral, or invitation only.
You can have www.yourdomain.org automatically redirecting visitors to your urbanforests group [ provided it is a public group], thus turning it into your main website.
The complete data of urbanforests.in has an automated hourly backup. So your data and intellectual property is secure
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Non-commercial & Issue based We welcome groups/ individuals with a focus on Greening Urban India.. See our Service Terms & Conditions
We are committed to providing these features and functions free to the user. As a nonprofit site, we will not sell or share any of your personal information with third parties.
We will continue to offer enhancements/ upgraded versions to meet the needs of different groups. ABOUT US Urbanforests.in is comprehensive directory and networking forum that maps and connects organizations and individuals addressing Urban Forestry Domain.Urbanforestry.in offers the tools needed to actively define, address and solve Urban Forestry Projects
In addition to Urban Forestry Groups, we offer:
Indias largest directory of urban forestry projects [ both at the conceptuel, drawing board and approved & executed projects]
A vibrant community of over thousands of members members making connections, sharing resources, solutions, jobs, and events relevant to the Forestry Domain |
BOUT
US► Increased
home/ residential area prices - Several studies have analyzed the
effects of Urban Forests on actual sales prices of residential
properties. In suburbs of major cities of India, Urban Forested Areas
had a 25% advantage in property value
compared to similar properties in non green areas of the same cities.
► Shade
trees reduce summer surface temperatures & impact of ultra voilet
rays, thereby increasing life of properties by 10–25 years including
pavements, roads and parking lots.
► In
an informal, ramdom study respondands in India associated "Urban
Forested Residental Areas" as having better educated, high networth
inhbitants, including better cleanliness, having better law and order
and being better administered.
► Individuals
who habitate/ have close access in Urban Forested Areas have about 50%
lesser exposure to killer "Ultravioilet Rays" of the Sun.
► Urban
Forested areas can be up to five degrees Celsius cooler than non treed
areas. Urban Forests provide shade and cool the air through
evapotranspiration and reflecting the suns heat and ultraviolet
rays....a
phenomeon intrestingly observed in various Defence Cantonments
across India. This directly impacts human productivity and health.
► Individuals
who habitate/ have close access in Urban Forested areas have about 20%
move productivity in their respective professions and report better job
satisfaction, due to presence of better oxygenated air, lower
temperatures, reduction in harsh
ultraviolet rays.
► Individuals
who habitate in urban forested areas have slower heartbeats, lower
blood pressure, and more relaxed brain wave patterns than individuals
who habitate in non urban forested areas.
► People
residing in Urban Forested areas have lower levels of domestic violence
and safer, more sociable neighbourhoods, and better social integration
and interaction with each other.
► Desk
workers who can see Urban Forests ,report greater job satisfaction and
have 23% fewer sick days. Hospital patients with views of trees recover
significantly faster than those without such views
► Trees
improve water quality. Tree roots take up potentially harmful chemicals
such as nitrates, phosphorus and cadmium that would otherwise enter
groundwater and thereby into the human system.
► Urban
Forests have a relatively large ‘social capacity’ per hectare, i.e.
because of the trees there can be many people present without the area
feeling crowded.
► Urban trees can redirect vision, and define a feeling of space.
► An increase in tree cover of 10% (approximately three trees per building) could reduce cooling energy by 10%.