Boithuto bo bocha, "Ho Hlahlobisisa Litšusumetso tsa Boithaopo le Maano a ho Recruitment For Engagement in Urban Forestry" e lokollotsoe ke Litoropo le Tikoloho (CATE).
Sekhetho: Liphuputso tse fokolang tsa meru ea litoropong li hlahlobile lintho tse susumetsang tsa baithaopi ba meru ea litoropong. Phuputsong ena, likhopolo tse peli tsa kelello tsa sechaba (Volunteer Functions Inventory le Volunteer Process Model) li sebelisoa ho hlahloba mabaka a ho kenya letsoho mesebetsing ea ho lema lifate. The Volunteer Functions Inventory e ka sebelisoa ho hlahloba litlhoko, lipakane le litšusumetso tseo batho ba batlang ho li phethahatsa ka boithaopo. The Volunteer Process Model e fana ka leseli ho tse boletsoeng esale pele, liphihlelo le litlamorao tsa boithaopo maemong a mangata (ka motho ka mong, motho ka mong, oa mokhatlo, oa sechaba). Kutloisiso ea litšusumetso tsa baithaopi e ka thusa basebetsi ho nts'etsopele le ts'ebetsong ea mananeo a kopanelo a meru ea litoropong a khahlang ba amehang. Re entse liphuputso ho baithaopi ba kentseng letsoho ketsahalong ea ho lema ea baithaopi ba MillionTreesNYC le sehlopha sa basebetsi ba meru ea litoropong. Liphetho tsa liphuputso li senola hore baithaopi ba na le lintho tse fapaneng tse susumetsang le tsebo e fokolang ea litšusumetso tsa lifate tsa sechaba. Liphetho tse tsoang sehlopheng sa tsepamiso li senola hore ho fana ka thuto mabapi le melemo ea lifate le ho boloka puisano ea nako e telele le baithaopi ke maano a sebelisoang khafetsa bakeng sa boitlamo. Leha ho le joalo, ho hloka tsebo ha sechaba mabapi le meru ea litoropong le ho se khone ho hokahana le bamameli ke liphephetso tse lemohuoeng ke lingaka bakeng sa ho thaotha ba amehang ho nka karolo mananeong a bona.
O ka sheba tlaleho e feletseng Mona.
Metse le Tikoloho li hlahisoa ke Lenaneo la Urban Ecology, Lefapha la Biology, Seaver College, Loyola Marymount University ka tšebelisano le USDA Forest Service.