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Didier Taverne, « La valorisation des arbres urbains : outil de gestion ou révélateur d’enjeux ? », Revue des Sciences Sociales (documents), ID : 10.3406/revss.2012.1433
Value enhancement of urban trees : a management tool or revelation of what is at stake ? According to public managers, the implementation of indicators aims at generating better management, improved decision-making and increased social acceptability of the decision taken. Other points at stake nonetheless underlie this recourse to indicators, as shown by the example of the monetary indicator of value enhancing urban trees set up by the city of Marseille. Confronted with urban development projects and above all with cars taking over the urban space, trees are finding new protection due to the monetary indicator. This is why their value must stand up to competition with the price of a car. However, this is not enough since the problem is “structural”. It harks back to controlling ground coverage, a necessary condition to have any influence on urban planning policies.