How Trees and Urban Forest Systems Actually Affect Stormwater Runoff
As municipalities adopt low-impact development (LID) and green stormwater infrastructure practices to manage stormwater runoff, stormwater managers and design engineers…
FIRST STEP: Developing an Urban Forest Management Plan for the City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles is dividing the creation of its new Urban Forest Management Plan into two distinct phases. The FIRST STEP…
Chicago: Lessons Learned from the Urban Forestry Climate Change Framework
This document describes a framework developed and piloted in the Chicago region to assess the vulnerability of urban forests and…
Social Life Under Cover: Tree Canopy and Social Capital in Baltimore, Maryland
To what extent does the density of the tree cover in a city relate to the amount of social capital…
Making Your Community Forest-Friendly: A Worksheet for Review of Municipal Codes and Ordinances
This worksheet was designed to help communities review and revise their development regulations, so that future projects conserve and protect…
GreenPrint Resource Hub
The Greenprint Resource Hub is intended to help planners, policymakers, and the public learn about greenprints and how they can…
Climate and the city: Building capacity for urban adaptation
Approaches to build adaptive capacity challenge traditional approaches to environmental and spatial planning, and the role of researchers in this…
Urban Systems, Infrastructure, and Vulnerability
Urban areas have large and growing populations that are vulnerable for many reasons to climate variability and change and cities…
Adaptation
Uncertainties about future socioeconomic conditions as well as future climate changes can make it difficult to arrive at adaptation decisions…
National Report: The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States
The U.S. will likely face the effects of human-induced climate change including rising seas and more frequent bouts of extreme…
Adding Green to Urban Design: A City for Us and Future Generations
The Plan is intended to provide direction to the Chicago City Council in regulating urban design and to the Chicago…
Leaving Maintenance to Property Owners … Sometimes Leaves a Mess
Four years after transferring responsibility for trees and sidewalks from the city to property owners, San Francisco Board of Supervisors…
Assessing Urban Forest Effects and Values
An analysis of trees in New York City reveals that this city has about 5.2 million trees with canopies that…
Relationship Between Urban Greening Projects and Social/Ecological Characteristics
This paper utilizes public records, administrative data, a geodemographic market segmentation database, and high-resolution land cover data to assess where…
Influence of Tree Planting Program Characteristics on Environmental Justice Outcomes
Urban tree benefits are largely spatially-dependent, so this disparity has a disproportionate impact on these communities, which are additionally subject…
Demographics and Vegetation Cover
As highly managed ecosystems, urban areas should reflect the social characteristics of their managers, who are primarily residents. This paper…
Using Ecology to Improve Infrastructure Projects
Using ecologist’s research and theories on large infrastructure projects could yield significant results in creating a stronger and more vibrant…
How trees and urban forest systems really affect stormwater runoff
Urban forest canopies greatly reduce stormwater runoff by retaining and slowing precipitation.
Benefits and Costs of Urban Forest Ecosystems
By altering the type and arrangement of trees in a city (i.e., the urban forest structure), one can affect the…
Natural Settings Enhance Quality of Life
Walking is proven to be beneficial for ones health and community. Urban forests and other natural settings increase the likelihood…
Aggression Lower with Nature Nearby
Aggression and violence attributed to mental fatigue is reduced in urban developments nearby nature vs barren buildings
Perceived Personal Safety With Increased Canopy
Woodland vegetation, maintenance and design in urban green spaces are important for perceived personal safety
Sustainable Sites: Guide to Sustainable Infrastructure
This bench-marking and certification system enables public works managers to blend green and gray infrastructure in a way that improves…
Tree Canopy Goals for US Cities
Many cities set goals — some based on careful study of current canopy, community needs, and availability of planting space.…
Plan Your Community for Health
Most communities create comprehensive plans that define both the built and natural environment where their residents will live, work and…