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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Network,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you do not mind me reaching out. I am a PhD student in the Centre for Sustainable Planning and Environments at the University of the West of England (UK).
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am currently seeking support from professionals in completing a questionnaire titled ‘<i>Practitioner experiences on the impact of tree pit design on urban tree growth and survival in hard landscapes</i>’.
<a href="https://bit.ly/3jbbcJw">https://bit.ly/3jbbcJw</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am interested in gaining information about your professional experiences with different tree pit designs in relation to tree growth and survival. The questionnaire should take between 15 to 25 minutes to complete and your answers will
be fully anonymised.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please visit <a href="https://bit.ly/3jbbcJw">https://bit.ly/3jbbcJw</a> for further information and to access the questionnaire. The questionnaire will close on 7<sup>th</sup> January 2022.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This forms one of several activities being undertaken as part of my PhD to identify practical methods to improve tree performance in hard landscapes. If you have any questions about this research please feel free to email me at
<a href="mailto:dean.bell@uwe.ac.uk">dean.bell@uwe.ac.uk</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you in advance for your help and time. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dean <br>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dean Bell</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:106%;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Postgraduate Researcher in Urban Forestry</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Centre for Sustainable Planning and Environments<br>
Department of Architecture and the Built Environment<br>
University of the West of England<br>
Frenchay Campus, Bristol, BS16 1QY<br>
<a href="mailto:dean.bell@uwe.ac.uk">dean.bell@uwe.ac.uk</a> <br>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanlbell">https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanlbell</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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