<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US">Dear
Canadian Urban Forest Network Members,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US">I
am writing you because of my interest in the green planning of your city.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US">I
am an Italian student from the University of Padua, currently pursuing an
exchange semester at the University of British Columbia, under the supervision
of <u>Dr Matilda van den Bosch</u>.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US">We
are involved in a larger Canadian research consortium </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://canue.ca/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext">CANUE</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"> -  Canadian Urban Environmental
Health Research Consortium. As part of this project, we aim to investigate the
impact of urban green spaces on human health. We know that most Canadian cities
and municipalities own local data on, for example, street trees and parks,
sometimes even including tree species and measures of canopy cover and alike.
We aim to create a database where this information is included, to simply see
what data exist in Canada, and if there are differences between coverage and
accessibility between cities.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US">Therefore,
I would like to ask you if you might be willing to kindly provide me with the
following information:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US">-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">          </span><span lang="EN-US">What
data does your city/municipality have in terms of vegetation coverage?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US">-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">          </span><span lang="EN-US">In
what shape are these data stored?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US">-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">          </span><span lang="EN-US">Are
these data freely accessible (for the public or for the research community) and
under what terms?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US">I
would sincerely appreciate your help with this information by 10/31/2017; it
would benefit the CANUE-project substantially and ultimately contribute to
healthier cities in Canada.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-US">Please
do not reply all, please contact me directly at:
<a href="mailto:matteo.andreani@studenti.unipd.it">matteo.andreani@studenti.unipd.it</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Many
thanks,<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Andreani
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