Urbanization is good for pests, bad for trees
Monday, August 25, 2014 - 07:00
in Mathematics & Economics
My wife is from a neighborhood outside Baltimore called Lawyers Hill. This is where, in the 18th century, lawyers (and I assume doctors and other gentlemen) had country houses and could escape the summer heat. Lawyer's Hill is only three miles from Baltimore but, based on the gentry's significant investment in houses and land, it must have provided significant relief. So what was (and still is) the difference between Baltimore City and Lawyers Hill? Trees.