Download or read book Urban Forest Canopy Cover in California written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban and Community Forests of the Pacific Region written by David John Nowak and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Los Angeles 1 Million Tree Canopy Cover Assessment written by E. Gregory McPherson and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Million Trees LA initiative intends to chart a course for sustainable growth through planting and stewardship of trees. This study measures LA's existing tree canopy cover (TCC), determines if space exists for 1 million additional trees, and estimates future benefits from the planting. Benefits were forecast for planting of 1 million trees between 2006 and 2010, and their growth and mortality were projected until 2040. LA's existing TCC was 21%. There is potential to add 2.5 million additional trees to the existing population of 10.8 million, but only 1.3 million of the potential tree sites are deemed realistic to plant. Thus, there is space for planting 1 million new trees. Benefits for the 1-million-tree planting were between $1.33 band $1.95 billion.
Download or read book An Urban Forest Plan for San Francisco s Richmond District written by Lorraine Virginie Maldague and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Forestry in the Streets written by Gregory W. Tarver (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban forestry or the greening of cities has a sizable body of literature that explores urban forest ecosystem service, especially the ability of trees to combat environmental pollution and extreme heating of global climate change. However, the social issues pertaining to the implementation, management and sustainability of urban forests are minimally identified. My dissertation research into community based greening effort into West Oakland, a predominantly low income African American community, provides theoretical and practical insight into the complications and successes of urban forestry. This manuscript fills large gaps of urban forest information by investigating the historical challenges that predispose communities to low-canopy cover and high environmental pollution; urban forestry socio-political issues, networks, and conflicts; and the human to tree reciprocal relations that facilitate the development of human consciousness. This dissertation addresses three research questions. I first investigate how historical socio-political and economic trends have affected environmental conditions and urban forestry in current day West Oakland. Second, how is urban forest organizational agency shaped through social and political engagement in greening, stewardship, and research activities? Third, how does the relationship between humans and urban trees/forests influence human consciousness? My methodology revolved around my case study and greater than six year participatory engagement with Urban Releaf (501(c)3), where I held roles as graduate researcher and director of education. I also relied upon key informant interviews, spontaneous individual and group dialogues with employees and persons involved with greening activities, and extensive archival research spanning the 1930s through to 2012 specifically West Oakland but encompassing the City of Oakland. My findings reveal that West Oakland residents were subjected to racialized urban political economic processes that socially and politically marginalized their community. At the same time the trees in this area were also subject to the same processes and were environmentally marginalized from the Oakland municipal forest. Both humans and trees received reduced services from the City of Oakland while redevelopment reshaped, removed, and devitalized the human and urban forest community. Grassroots efforts in the 1950-1970s were the exceptional force that resisted and redirected these government and state top-down processes and made major strides to enhance the social and environmental quality of life for West Oaklanders. My findings in chapter four through an actor network theory framework elucidate the importance of socio-political networks in the individual and collective agency of Urban Releaf. Ultimately, social and political competencies are the primary measure of an urban forest actors agential power and success. Urban Releaf relies on socio-political networks for practically every urban forestry activity. These network associations built, maintained and extended by Urban Releaf are especially relevant in accessing municipal space, forestry technical support, fundraising, and negotiating the diverse types of conflicts with individuals, organizations and agencies. Socio-political skills not environmental-forestry skills are the primary constituents to Urban Releaf's success and longevity. In chapter five, I contribute to human consciousness and Black studies research by revealing the reciprocal relationship that develops through hybrid human and tree relations. In the first case study of Oakland Tree Task Force, Black Power based socio-political ideology was merged with inherent and symbolic agency of trees. The results were the development of the "Black Forest" and behavioral changes of West Oakland residents into tree planters and long term urban forest caretakers of the Oakland urban forest. This nuanced expression of Black Power was characteristic of local based Oakland grassroots community engaged activism. In my second case study I show how the nonhuman agency of trees through the production of ecosystem services enrolls and convinces humans to plant and provide long term stewardship of the Oakland urban forest. Through these activities, direct human to tree and human to human engagement results in an enhancement of environmental and interpersonal consciousness of Urban Releaf's youth and young adult urban forest caretakers. Overall, by showing grassroots leadership, socio-environmental programming, and the reciprocal dynamics of human to tree relations, this dissertation research provides valuable insight for scholars, advocates and professionals engaged in greening cities, and is particularly relevant for urban forestry projects and programs in low income communities of color.
Download or read book Forest Mensuration written by John A. Kershaw, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest mensuration – the science of measurement applied to forest vegetation and forest products – holds value for basic ecology as well as sustainable forest management. As demands on the world’s forests have grown, scientists and professionals are increasingly called on to quantify forest composition, structure, and the goods and services forests provide. Grounded in geometry, sampling theory, and ecology as well as practical field experience, forest mensuration offers opportunities for creative problem solving and critical thinking. This fifth edition of the classic volume, Forest Mensuration, includes coverage of traditional and emerging topics, with attention to SI and Imperial units throughout. The book has been reorganised from the fourth edition to better integrate non-timber and ecological aspects of forest mensuration at the tree, stand, forest, and landscape scales throughout. The new edition includes new chapters that specifically address the integration of remotely sensed data in the forest inventory process, and inventory methods for dead and downed wood. One unifying theme, not only for traditional forestry but for the non-timber inventory and for remote sensing, is the use of covariates to make sampling more efficient and spatially explicit. This is introduced in the introductory chapter on statistics and the chapter on sampling designs has been restructured to highlight this approach and lay the foundation for further learning. New examples will be developed throughout the textbook with an emphasis on current issues and international practice. Students in applied forestry programs will find ample coverage of forest products and timber inventory, while expanded material on biodiversity, biomass and carbon inventory, downed dead wood, and the growing role of remote sensing in forest assessment will be valuable to a broader audience in applied ecology.
Download or read book Planning for the Future of Rocklin s Urban Forest written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Los Angeles 1 million Tree Canopy Cover Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Million Trees LA initiative intends to chart a course for sustainable growth through planting and stewardship of trees. The purpose of this study was to measure Los Angeles's existing tree canopy cover (TCC), determine if space exists for 1 million additional trees, and estimate future benefits from the planting. Highresolution QuickBird remote sensing data, aerial photographs, and geographic information systems were used to classify land cover types, measure TCC, and identify potential tree planting sites. Benefits were forecast for planting of 1 million trees between 2006 and 2010, and their growth and mortality were projected until 2040. Two scenarios reflected low (17 percent) and high (56 percent) mortality rates. Numerical models were used with geographic data and tree size information for coastal and inland climate zones to calculate annual benefits and their monetary value. Los Angeles's existing TCC was 21 percent, and ranged from 7 to 37 percent by council district. There is potential to add 2.5 million additional trees to the existing population of approximately 10.8 million, but only 1.3 million of the potential tree sites are deemed realistic to plant. Thus, there is space for planting 1 million new trees. Benefits for the 1-million-tree planting for the 35-year period were $1.33 billion and $1.95 billion for the high- and low-mortality scenarios, respectively. Average annual benefits were $38 and $56 per tree planted. Eighty-one percent of total benefits were aesthetic/other, 8 percent were stormwater runoff reduction, 6 percent energy savings, 4 percent air quality improvement, and less than 1 percent atmospheric carbon reduction. Recommendations included developing a decisionsupport tool for tree selection and tracking, as well as establishing a model parking lot greening program.
Download or read book The World s Urban Forests written by Joe R. McBride and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to examine urban forests in cities around the world. It will ask questions about the history, composition, structure, and management of trees in urban areas. Data for this book was collected in 33 cities across broad geographical areas known as biomes. Constraints and opportunities imposed on urban forest composition, design, and management by the ecological characteristics of these biomes will be examined. The book will also address the cultural and historical factors that influenced the characteristics of urban forests around the world.
Download or read book Urban and Community Forests of the Pacific Region written by David J. Nowak and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report details how land cover and urbanization vary within the states of California, Oregon, and Washington by community (incorporated and census designated places), county subdivision, and county. Specifically this report provides critical urban and community forestry information for each state including human population characteristics and trends, changes in urban and community lands, tree canopy and impervious surface cover characteristics, distribution of land-cover classes, a relative comparison of urban and community forests among local government types, determination of priority areas for tree planting, and a summary of urban tree benefits. Report information can improve the understanding, management, and planning of urban and community forests. This data is reported for each state on the CD provided in the back of this book and may be accessed by state at: http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/data/urban.
Download or read book Urban Forests written by Jill Jonnes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Far-ranging and deeply researched, Urban Forests reveals the beauty and significance of the trees around us.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction “Jonnes extols the many contributions that trees make to city life and celebrates the men and women who stood up for America’s city trees over the past two centuries. . . . An authoritative account.” —Gerard Helferich, The Wall Street Journal “We all know that trees can make streets look prettier. But in her new book Urban Forests, Jill Jonnes explains how they make them safer as well.” —Sara Begley, Time Magazine A celebration of urban trees and the Americans—presidents, plant explorers, visionaries, citizen activists, scientists, nurserymen, and tree nerds—whose arboreal passions have shaped and ornamented the nation’s cities, from Jefferson’s day to the present As nature’s largest and longest-lived creations, trees play an extraordinarily important role in our cities; they are living landmarks that define space, cool the air, soothe our psyches, and connect us to nature and our past. Today, four-fifths of Americans live in or near urban areas, surrounded by millions of trees of hundreds of different species. Despite their ubiquity and familiarity, most of us take trees for granted and know little of their fascinating natural history or remarkable civic virtues. Jill Jonnes’s Urban Forests tells the captivating stories of the founding mothers and fathers of urban forestry, in addition to those arboreal advocates presently using the latest technologies to illuminate the value of trees to public health and to our urban infrastructure. The book examines such questions as the character of American urban forests and the effect that tree-rich landscaping might have on commerce, crime, and human well-being. For amateur botanists, urbanists, environmentalists, and policymakers, Urban Forests will be a revelation of one of the greatest, most productive, and most beautiful of our natural resources.
Download or read book Chicago s Urban Forest Ecosystem written by E. Gregory McPherson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The State of Urban Forestry in California written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Forests written by J. Blum and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-03-03 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This new research compendium focuses on urban forestry research and management, while also considering the sociological and community aspects. The book looks at the benefits of urban forests with respect to urban sustainability and human health; issues related to expanding the urban tree canopy; managing urban forests in a community context; and improving our understanding of urban forests through research and practice.
Download or read book The Research Agenda for Urban Forestry in California written by HortScience, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The State of Urban and Community Forestry in California written by Richard Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Trees of San Francisco written by Michael Sullivan and published by Pomegranate. This book was released on 2004 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mike Sullivan loves his adopted city of San Francisco, and he loves trees. In The Trees of San Francisco he has combined his passions, offering a striking and handy compendium of botanical information, historical tidbits, cultivation hints, and more. Sullivan's introduction details the history of trees in the city, a fairly recent phenomenon. The text then piques the reader's interest with discussions of 71 city trees. Each tree is illustrated with a photograph--with its common and scientific names prominently displayed--and its specific location within San Francisco, along with other sites; frequently a close-up shot of the tree is included. Sprinkled throughout are 13 sidelights relating to trees; among the topics are the city's wild parrots and the trees they love; an overview of the objectives of the Friends of the Urban Forest; and discussions about the link between Australia's trees and those in the city, such as the eucalyptus. The second part of the book gets the reader up and about, walking the city to see its trees. Full-page color maps accompany the seven detailed tours, outlining the routes; interesting factoids are interspersed throughout the directions. A two-page color map of San Francisco then highlights 25 selected neighborhoods ideal for viewing trees, leading into a checklist of the neighborhoods and their trees.
