Developing a Metrics Program for London’s Million Tree Challenge

As a part of the Million Tree Challenge, the MITACS intern will work with ReForest London staff and partners to conduct research to determine how many trees are planted in the City of London this year. As a part of this work, they will conduct of review of the best data collection practices of other cities that are or have attempted to plant a large number of trees. They will determine what data to collect and how it will be collected, and develop, test, and refine a statistical model for using this data to estimate the total number of trees getting planted each year. Once the data is collected and analyzed, they will work with ReForest London staff to develop educational and marketing materials around their findings which will help Londoners to see the tree planting progress that has been made and to motivate them to plant more.

Faculty Supervisor:

John Braun

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Partner:

ReForest London

Discipline:

Mathematics

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University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate