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Author : Dara O'Beirne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (979 download)
Download or read book Measuring the Urban Forest written by Dara O'Beirne and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Phil West
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540959661
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Tree and Forest Measurement written by Phil West and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-12 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forests must be measured, if they are to be managed and conserved properly. This book describes the principles of modern forest measurement, whether using simple, hand-held equipment or sophisticated satellite imagery. Written in a straightforward style, it will be understood by everyone who works with forests, from the professional forester to the layperson. It describes how and why forests are measured and the basis of the science behind the measurements taken.
Author : Jessica Rose Sanders
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (829 download)
Download or read book Defining and Measuring Success in the Urban Forest written by Jessica Rose Sanders and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth understanding of what constitutes success is needed in order to assess current management practices and improve to ensure a more stable urban canopy trajectory in the future. This dissertation is comprised of three studies that investigate three discrete time pieces in the urban forest in order to determine and measure their success. The early transplant survival study found after two years post-transplant, urban trees had a 91.4% survival, whereas the survival declines 8-9 years post-transplant to 75.8%. Trees had the lowest survival in downtown areas and increasing survival as a residential gradient was reached. The parking lot study examined trees approximately 20 years post-transplant in order to determine a size reduction based on amount of apparent available soil. Tree Diameter Breast Height (DBH) was fond to be a useful predictor of tree canopy area. There was a reduction in canopy area seen across all five species measured as apparent available soil decreased. The maximum size study linked terminal size (stem diameter) to site type based on apparent available soil when trees were grouped into categories based on their published height expectations (small, medium, large). Maximum height was different in all three plating site types, irrespective of size class. Overall a reduced planting space resulted in a reduced maximum size, which serves as service endpoint for managers.
Author : Earle W. Isibue
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781085789950
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (899 download)
Download or read book Unmanned Aerial-vehicle-based Measurement of Urban Forests written by Earle W. Isibue and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human and natural forces continually act on urban forests to producing changes that leading to trees being removed or replanted. Therefore, to manage the urban forest effectively, periodic inventories are needed to ensure that information about the urban forest is current and comprehensive. This task has traditionally been accomplished by manual ground-based field surveys, or more recently by lidar; however, these methods are expensive, either in terms of time, labor, or cost. This project proposes a novel method of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to more accurately measure urban tree height and trunk diameter than is currently possible using conventional approaches. This method uses Structure from Motion (SfM) processing of images captured from UAVs to derive these measurements. A comparative analysis was performed on a sample of approximately 1,000 trees testing the accuracy of these SfM measurements when compared to manually field measured or lidar based methods. Results suggest that in an urban environment the SfM method produces estimates of tree height (R2 = 0.96; RMSE = 1.91 m) and diameter (R2 = 0.98; RMSE = 3 cm) when compared to manual field measurements.
Author : Cecil C. Konijnendijk
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 354027684X
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Urban Forests and Trees written by Cecil C. Konijnendijk and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-16 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multidisciplinary book covers all aspects of planning, designing, establishing and managing forests and trees and forests in and near urban areas, with chapters by experts in forestry, horticulture, landscape ecology, landscape architecture and even plant pathology. Beginning with historical and conceptual basics, the coverage includes policy, design, implementation and management of forestry for urban populations.
Author : Francesco Ferrini
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317237021
Total Pages : 1031 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)
Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry written by Francesco Ferrini and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 1031 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than half the world's population now lives in cities. Creating sustainable, healthy and aesthetic urban environments is therefore a major policy goal and research agenda. This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of the state of the art and science of urban forestry. It describes the multiple roles and benefits of urban green areas in general and the specific role of trees, including for issues such as air quality, human well-being and stormwater management. It reviews the various stresses experienced by trees in cities and tolerance mechanisms, as well as cultural techniques for either pre-conditioning or alleviating stress after planting. It sets out sound planning, design, species selection, establishment and management of urban trees. It shows that close interactions with the local urban communities who benefit from trees are key to success. By drawing upon international state-of-art knowledge on arboriculture and urban forestry, the book provides a definitive overview of the field and is an essential reference text for students, researchers and practitioners.
Author : J. Blum
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1771884266
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (718 download)
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 316 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.
Author : Jason S. Gordon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Measuring Tree Heights for Urban Forest Inventories written by Jason S. Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Schwab
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781932364576
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (645 download)
Download or read book Planning the Urban Forest written by James Schwab and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The solution is far more complex than planting more trees, however. Urban forestry professionals and advocates must maximize green infrastructure (the natural environment) while reducing the costs of gray infrastructure (the built environment). While both are important, communities that foster green infrastructure are more livable, produce fewer pollutants, and are most cost-effective to operate.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309287588
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Urban Forestry written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the ecological research in the past decades has focused on rural or wilderness areas. Today, however, ecological research has been taking place in our cities, where our everyday decisions can have profound effects on our environment. This research, or urban ecology, includes an important element, trees. Trees have had a variety of environmental benefits for our environment including the sequestering carbon, reducing urban heat island effects, providing vital habitat for wildlife, and making nature accessible. These benefits have important impacts on the physical, socio-economic, and mental health of humans as well. Being exposed to trees has been shown to enhance social cohesion, improve health and recreational opportunities, and increase real estate values. In order to gain more knowledge into this urban forestry, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) held a workshop February 25-26, 2013. The workshop brought together more than 100 people with various interests in urban forestry research to share information and perspectives, foster communication across specific areas of ecosystem service research, and consider integrated approaches that cut across these realms. The workshop specifically examined current capabilities to characterize and quantify the benefits, key gaps in our understanding, the challenges of planning urban forests in a way that optimizes multiple ecosystem services and more. Urban Forestry: Toward an Ecosystem Services Research Agenda: A Workshop Summary presents an overview of the issues discussed by the workshop's breakout groups; summarizes presentations from the four panels which included Biophysical Services of the Urban Forest; and context for the study with introductory material from the workshop.
Author : Rowan A. Rowntree
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Ecology of the Urban Forest: Measuring objective and subjective attributes written by Rowan A. Rowntree and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jill Jonnes
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101632135
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Urban Forests written by Jill Jonnes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-27 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.
Author : A. Paul Newman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (378 download)
Download or read book Satellite Remote Sensing for Measuring the Urban Forest of Portland, Oregon written by A. Paul Newman and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Pearlmutter
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319502808
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)
Download or read book The Urban Forest written by David Pearlmutter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-27 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on urban "green infrastructure" – the interconnected web of vegetated spaces like street trees, parks and peri-urban forests that provide essential ecosystem services in cities. The green infrastructure approach embodies the idea that these services, such as storm-water runoff control, pollutant filtration and amenities for outdoor recreation, are just as vital for a modern city as those provided by any other type of infrastructure. Ensuring that these ecosystem services are indeed delivered in an equitable and sustainable way requires knowledge of the physical attributes of trees and urban green spaces, tools for coping with the complex social and cultural dynamics, and an understanding of how these factors can be integrated in better governance practices. By conveying the findings and recommendations of COST Action FP1204 GreenInUrbs, this volume summarizes the collaborative efforts of researchers and practitioners from across Europe to address these challenges.
Author : Jason S. Gordon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (954 download)
Download or read book A Step-by-step Guide to Taking Urban Forest Inventory Measurements written by Jason S. Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dustin Bergman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781369000696
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Using LiDAR to Measure the Urban Forest in DeKalb, Il written by Dustin Bergman and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban and metropolitan areas have grown significantly during the 21st century. With more than 50% of the global population living in cities, they are uniquely susceptible to high temperatures, poor air quality, and increases in peak storm water runoff during inclement weather; however, urban and metropolitan areas often have significant forest resources that can greatly ameliorate these factors. To maintain urban forests and maximize their benefits, tree surveys are often performed requiring extensive fieldwork. However, automatable techniques using LiDAR data and aerial orthoimagery have the potential to provide similar metrics over larger areas, more rapidly, and at lower cost. This study sought to develop a method to accurately and efficiently estimate tree height and stem diameters of roadside trees using tools readily available to geographic information system (GIS) operators. Incorporating two prior parkway tree surveys for the City of DeKalb as a starting point, I repaired and updated an urban tree database using orthoimagery, utilized LiDAR to estimate heights of new and existing trees, and estimated diameters using allometric equations. Results suggest that LiDAR can reasonably estimate tree height in an urban environment (R2 = 0.80; RMSE = 3.36 m) and further utilize those estimates to predict diameter at breast height (dbh) using a simple regression (R2 = 0.85; RMSE = 0.13 m) derived from a sample of approximately 1,000 trees.
Author : L. Anders Sandberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134687702
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)
Download or read book Urban Forests, Trees, and Greenspace written by L. Anders Sandberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban forests, trees and greenspace are critical in contemporary planning and development of the city. Their study is not only a question of the growth and conservation of green spaces, but also has social, cultural and psychological dimensions. This book brings a perspective of political ecology to the complexities of urban trees and forests through three themes: human agency in urban forests and greenspace; arboreal and greenspace agency in the urban landscape; and actions and interventions in the urban forest. Contributors include leading authorities from North America and Europe from a range of disciplines, including forestry, ecology, geography, landscape design, municipal planning, environmental policy and environmental history.
