In this radio episode, we speak to Sophie Nitoslawski, PhD candidate in urban forestry at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Sophie talks about the ecological and social importance of urban forests, public and private sector collaborations, and the need to think across multiple scales when designing and implementing smart forest technologies.

Interviewers: Jennifer Gabrys and Max Ritts

Producer: Harry Murdoch

Find out more about Sophie's work on the Smart Forests Atlas.

Image source: Sophie Nitoslawski, https://urbandatalab.io/blog/using-existing-data-to-tackle-big-urban-forest-questions-introducing-sophie/