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来源

LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING,Vol.157,P.193-199

语言

英文

关键字

Trees; Crime; Invasive tree pests; Emerald ash borer; BUILT-ENVIRONMENT; INNER-CITY; HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOODS; DISORDER; CANOPY; IMPACT; SAFETY; SPACES; FEAR

作者单位

[Kondo, Michelle C.; Han, SeungHoon] USDA, Forest Serv, Northern Res Stn, 100 North 20th St,Ste 205, Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA. [Han, SeungHoon] Univ Penn, Perelman Sch Med, Dept Biostat & Epidemiol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA. [Donovan, Geoffrey H.] USDA, Forest Serv, PNW Res Stn, Portland, OR USA. [MacDonald, John M.] Univ Penn, Sch Arts Sci, Dept Criminol, Philadelphia, PA USA. Kondo, MC (reprint author), USDA, Forest Serv, Northern Res Stn, 100 North 20th St,Ste 205, Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA. E-Mail: michelleckondo@fs.fed.us; sehan@sas.upenn.edu; gdonovan@fs.fed.us; johnmm@sas.upenn.edu

摘要

The ecological impact of invasive tree pests is increasing worldwide. However, invasive tree pests may also have significant social costs. We investigated the association between the emerald ash borer (EAB)-an invasive tree pest first discovered in the US in 2002- and crime in Cincinnati, Ohio. We used a natural experimental approach, and compared crime (in 11 classes) on census block groups infested with EAB with crime on block groups not infested with EAB between 2005 and 2014. We accounted for demographic and biological differences between infested and un-infested block groups using propensity-score weighting. EAB infestation was significantly and positively associated with relative increases in crime in all but four crime categories. Our results suggest that invasive tree pests may be associated with social costs worth considering when managing invasive species. By extension, healthy trees may provide significant social benefits. Published by Elsevier B.V.