Table 3.

Value themes derived from what respondents in Fredericton, Halifax, and Winnipeg considered important about the urban forest, indicating percentages of first and second mentions according to city and weather.

Value themes codeszCitiesWeather
Fredericton 1st–2nd mentionHalifax 1st–2nd mentionWinnipeg 1st–2nd mentionHot 1st–2nd mentionCold 1st–2nd mention
Aesthetics11%–6%11%–6%6%–4%10%–6%18%–9%
Air10%–5%10%–4%3%–5%8%–7%16%–7%
Shade4%–3%2%–1%6%–3%8%–4%3%–3%
Naturalness2%–1%3%–1%4%–2%4%–2%5%–2%
Environmental quality3%–2%3%–2%2%–2%3%–3%4%–3%
Sense of place1%–1%3%–1%1%–1%1%–1%3%–2%
Personal well-being2%–1%1%–1%0%–0%1%–1%2%–2%
Biodiversity2%–2%1%–1%0%–1%1%–2%2%–2%
Recreation0%–0%1%–0%1%–0%0%–0%1%–1%
Spiritual0%- 0%1%–0%0%–0%0%–0%1%–1%
Carbon0%- 0%1%–0%0%- 0%0%–0%1%–1%
Othery2%–1%2%–1%1%–2%2%–2%3%–2%
  • z The “no responses” code is not included. This accounts for 1.2% of all first mentions and 40% of all second mentions of the total responses (n = 1077).

  • y The “other” code includes themes that are difficult to categorize (see example in Table 1) and themes with less than 10 mentions, chiefly health, shelter, timber, and property values.