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ENV 441 — URBAN FORESTS AS SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (CUR-260)

ENV 441 — URBAN FORESTS AS SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS is a DePaul University catalog course in College of Science and Health. Urban forests include all the trees, forests, and greenspaces in cities and towns. Urban forest management, or urban forestry, is the discipline/profession that seeks to plan and manage this green infrastructure in order to provide ecological, economic, and social benefits to all residents. Trees and vegetation have long been protected and planted in cities and towns for a variety of reasons.

Summary 🟢 ✓

  • Resource type: course
  • College / school: Environmental Science
  • College/School: College of Science and Health
  • Curriculum section: Environmental Science / Chemistry / Biology / CSH
  • Catalog: ENV 441
  • Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Course access

  • Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
  • Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
  • Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

Catalog description

Urban forests include all the trees, forests, and greenspaces in cities and towns. Urban forest management, or urban forestry, is the discipline/profession that seeks to plan and manage this green infrastructure in order to provide ecological, economic, and social benefits to all residents. Trees and vegetation have long been protected and planted in cities and towns for a variety of reasons. Recently, urban forestry has expanded to be a lead focus in the broader arena of urban ecology and urban ecosystem management, with a clear goal of creating sustainable ecosystems. This course will look at urban forests through the lens of social-ecological systems (SESs) of linked human and natural components, with a focus on teaching students the hands-on skills of urban forest management. The course will utilize the talents of a number of guest speakers and field experience facilitators who are professionals in urban forestry to give students a practical, real world introduction t o the subject. The DePaul University campus and the City of Chicago and surrounding region will serve as our field laboratory to view an actively managed urban forest. Recommended prerequisite is ENV 250 OR BIO 215.

Resource relevance

Relevant applied coursework per catalog description review (labs, studios, instrumentation, media production, or similar).

Notes

Catalog course key: ENV 441.

Catalog context

  • Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms