Beyond 'trees are good': Disservices, management costs, and tradeoffs in urban forestry
The provision of ecosystem services is a prominent rationale for urban greening, and there
is a prevailing mantra that 'trees are good'. However, understanding how urban trees …
is a prevailing mantra that 'trees are good'. However, understanding how urban trees …
A review of research on tree risk assessment methods
H Li, X Zhang, Z Li, J Wen, X Tan - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
As an important part of the urban environment, trees have certain risks while living in
harmony with humans. For example, the failure of trees in extreme weather may cause …
harmony with humans. For example, the failure of trees in extreme weather may cause …
Risk assessment and risk perception of trees: A review of literature relating to arboriculture and urban forestry
In the presence of a target, tree failures have the potential to damage property, disrupt
services, or threaten public safety. Worldwide, several qualitative methods have been …
services, or threaten public safety. Worldwide, several qualitative methods have been …
Traits of a bloom: a nationwide survey of US urban tree planting initiatives (TPIs)
Municipal leaders worldwide are showing substantial interest in urban greening. This
encompasses incentives, policies, and programs to vegetate urban landscapes, and it often …
encompasses incentives, policies, and programs to vegetate urban landscapes, and it often …
A global basis of urban tree inventories: What comes first the inventory or the program
While efforts to standardize urban forest inventory data have occurred, the information
collected from community to community remains quite variable. In this study, we conducted a …
collected from community to community remains quite variable. In this study, we conducted a …
Alternative scenarios for urban tree surveys: Investigating the species, structures, and diversities of street trees using street view imagery
Y Hu, H Wang, H Yan, Q Han, X Nan, K Zhao… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gras** information about street trees can assist urban environmental managers in
quantifying and evaluating their costs and ecological benefits. Street view imagery has the …
quantifying and evaluating their costs and ecological benefits. Street view imagery has the …
Best practices to use the iPad Pro LiDAR for some procedures of data acquisition in the urban forest
The search for means to improve urban forest inventories is challenging for small
communities and cities with a limited budget. Mobile applications on iPad or iPhone seem …
communities and cities with a limited budget. Mobile applications on iPad or iPhone seem …
Development practices and ordinances predict inter-city variation in Florida urban tree canopy coverage
Many cities around the world have set ambitious urban tree canopy cover goals, with the
expectation that urban forests will provide ecosystem services as functional green …
expectation that urban forests will provide ecosystem services as functional green …
A spectral three-dimensional color space model of tree crown health
Protecting the future of forests in the United States and other countries depends in part on
our ability to monitor and map forest health conditions in a timely fashion to facilitate …
our ability to monitor and map forest health conditions in a timely fashion to facilitate …
The state and use of municipal tree inventories in Swedish municipalities–results from a national survey
J Östberg, B Wiström, TB Randrup - Urban Ecosystems, 2018 - Springer
Urban trees are an essential component of urban ecosystems, and management of this
resource constitutes an essential element of urban open space management. However …
resource constitutes an essential element of urban open space management. However …