Description: TD bank economist, Craig Alexander, prices trees in Toronto at $7 billion or $700 a tree; he suggests that investments in urban forests in a city pays dividends.

Source: CBC

Date: June 9, 2014

Video Link:http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2463724090/?page=2

Questions for Discussion:

1. How does investments in city’s urban forests pay dividends?
2. How do the tress reduce household costs?
3. Should cities that have more trees charge more taxes due to their inherent benefits?
4. How are the benefits from trees quantified in this study?