City connection
Directly links to the Oslotr?r aim to plant a 100 000 trees before 2030, but also aligns with the municipal plan towards 2040 of Oslo to become a greener city. City staff contacts for the project are Halfrid Mytting Hagemoen and Andreas Fadum Haugstad.
Context
Today, forest patches in the city are overlooked and neglected. As a consequence, they are not considered or treated as integral parts of the systems that make up the urban ecology.
Project description
Through physical experimentation and visual storytelling, we have planted a seed for a culture that views urban forest patches as valuable assets to the city of Oslo - both to its residents and to its ecosystem. A comic book and instagram account gives the educational foundation, accompanied by a method for taking action.
Giving people the knowledge and tools to decipher and appreciate the forest patches sparks a change of attitude, ultimately making them stewards of the change we wish to see. Understanding provides a foundation for caring, the more people know about forest patches, the more people you have protecting them.
Outcomes
Recognizing forest patches as integral parts of urban ecology ultimately adds value both to communities and the city of Oslo by benefitting from forest patches' unique qualities. For the Oslotr?r commitment this entails an approach that has advantages in cost-efficiency and biological functions, that are to a minimal degree present in current planting strategies. It exposes the city of Oslo’s biggest ally in a greener future; nature itself.
Group members
Sofie Ringdal, UiO
Helena Wolf, UiO
Henrik ?xnevad, UiO