Good point. There is a convincing argument that the older, established treed
areas are in need of most protection because they are where the established
ecology is found and messing around with these will affect diversity,
amenity etc. That doesn't mean though that areas with fewer trees should be
neglected, which is what I think is the case, but would happily accept
contradictory evidence.
Incidentally Rupert Baker in Torbay has mentioned that the areas that used
to be well heeled with large houses, and so full of trees, are now evolving
into multiple occupancy, bed-sit type areas so he now has plenty of TPOs in
more deprived areas. It will be interesting to see what happens there in the
long term.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Cullen [mailto:dscottcul@xxxx.net]
Sent: 22 December 2004 12:42
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: Re: msc project
That points to one of the dificult issues in estimating monetray value,
John. In the affluent, leafy burbs we might suggest that there is no (less
anyway) "scarcity" of amenity trees or woods so there is less impetus for
protection. In more middle class areas, relative scarity leads to more
protection. The whole issue of "marginal value" what or however economists
might interpret it comes into play.
Then again, even if that might have been true, I was driven around some
fairly posh UK burbs and shown rather high end gardens being slpit up for
multiple residences simply because land values are so high.
So perhaps what is valuable enough to protect is a constantly moving target.
SC
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Flannigan" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxx.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "UK Tree Care" <uktc@xxxxxx.tree-care.info>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 1:52 AM
Subject: RE: msc project
To be fair I have no idea.
I would suggest, because TPOs are a classic middle class/chattering class
construct, there won't be many where these people don't live. The good
thing
about research though is that you would find out. Wouldn't it be
fascinating
if you found that all protected trees were in more deprived areas and all
those leafy, affluent suburbs had hardly any protected trees at all.
John
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