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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"street trees"”.
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Street Trees as a Source of Timber in Washington, DC
Recycling felled urban trees that are hazardous or unhealthy is increasingly viewed as a viable practice to control disposal costs, promote environmental practices, and support local commerce. Wide spread waste wood utilization is encumbered by numerous presumptions about wood quantity, quality, …
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Influence of Street Trees on Frequency of Vehicle Collisions in Seattle
This thesis explores the correlation between street trees and motor vehicle crash frequency in Seattle, WA, focusing on the implications for livability and safety. While previous literature initially suggests a potential negative relationship between trees and crashes, the present study finds no …
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An Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) on Virginia's Municipal Street Trees
… that infests and eventually kills native ash trees (Fraxinus spp.). First detected near Detroit, Michigan in 2002, EAB had spread to fifteen U.S. states by 2011, killing an estimated 50 million ash trees along the way. EAB was first discovered in Virginia in 2003 and re-infested the state in …
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Urban green infrastructures: an assessment of urban bird diversity, abundance and behaviour associated with green walls and street trees in Manchester and Salford, UK.
… new habitats can be established and maintained. Street trees and green walls are examples of interventions aiming to improve urban areas for people and wildlife, but questions remain over their design, placement and benefits. Using direct observational surveying, data were collected on bird …
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Modeling scenic quality of residential streets using mensurational variables
… to predict scenic quality for residential streets in Ann Arbor, Michigan for both Summer and Winter vegetative conditions. Scenic quality was quantified using the Scenic Beauty Estimation method. Only variables that existed in the city's computer data base were used. Variables such as …
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Unmaking architecture : holding patterns for misfit matter
… float glass into opaque bottles or grinding up street trees into mulch, methods are shown for this material to be indexed, re-machined and re-arranged into new assemblies. These assemblies are conceived of as holding patterns; an indexed library of materials that are put into useful …
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Seeing the city for the forest : the transformation and preservation of New York City's old growth urban forest
… City's "emerald empire" is much more than its street trees. The city contains over 10,000 acres of forests within the five boroughs, including several examples of old growth forests. These natural areas are at risk--from their vulnerability to climate impacts, to development pressures, to a …
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Standardization of Street Sampling Units to Improve Street Tree Population Estimates Derived by i-Tree Streets Inventory Software
Street trees are a subpopulation of the urban forest resource and exist in the rights-of-way adjacent to public roads in a municipality. Benefit-cost analyses have shown that the annual benefits provided by the average street tree far outweigh the costs of planting and maintenance. City and …
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Trees in Urban Environments: How Soil Quality Impacts Tree Performance
… conditions can be unfavorable for tree growth. Street trees are widely known to suffer from poor soil quality, but there has been no comprehensive review of this topic so far. Clean soils can be transported from nonurban areas to support cities’ green projects, but this approach is not …
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Shoot Flammability Patterns in Urban Plants at the Wildland-Urban Interface of the Greater Sydney Region
… at the wildland urban interface. Gardens and street trees in these areas are often what bridges wildland areas to the urban environment. This thesis aimed to determine the flammability of common native and exotic garden and street tree species to the Greater Sydney Region by four flammability …
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Influence of tree planting guidelines on street tree distribution along bus corridors
… experience and environmental resilience, as street trees can significantly reduce urban heat island effects and enhance the comfort of bus users. This study examines how municipal tree planting regulations influence street tree density along bus routes in 15 U.S. cities. Analysis of street …
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Toward sustainable stormwater management : overcoming barriers to green infrastructure
… as raingardens, green roofs, permeable pavement, street trees, and rain barrels, that infiltrate, evapotranspirate, capture, and reuse stormwater onsite. With the added benefits of improving air quality, land values, wildlife habitat, urban heat island, and urban aesthetics, some decision-makers …
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Green space, blue space, & neonatal health: exploring the relationship between environmental factors & birth outcomes in New York City
… Vegetation Index (NDVI), the 2005-2006 NYC Street Tree Census, and access to major green spaces act as measures of residential greenness, while proximity to publicly accessible waterfront areas represents access to blue space. The relationships between these factors and risk of adverse birth …
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Redesigning Main Street in post-industrial communities: The case of Galesburg, Illinois
… in the Mid-western United States widened their streets to demonstrate that their towns were progressive, economically strong and vital places. But now, cities are finding that wider streets are not all that desirable after all. By today’s standards, these wide streets are no longer attractive …
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Urban Rainfall Interception of Evergreen and Deciduous Trees for the Southeastern United States
… of differences in evergreen and deciduous trees. Parallel experiments at six sites were compared for evergreen and deciduous trees during 235 total rains for the first hypothesis. Paired T-tests revealed that mean throughfall for evergreens was significantly less (greater interception) …
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A Description of Texas Municipal Forestry Programs: How Critical Program Elements Vary According to City Size, Expenditures, and Assistance from the State
… including municipal codes that protect trees on private property during construction activity or regulate the removal of trees on private property. Tree boards and non-profit groups are both fairly common as well. Urban forestry management plans are very uncommon and there appears to be …
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Impacts of and willingness to pay for conservation and restoration in the U.S.
… study shows that an increased supply of urban trees positively affects housing prices. In addition, this tree planting program results in residential sorting as street trees attract more white, educated, and young households, yet the magnitudes found in this paper are relatively small. Thus, …
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Can the urban forest be managed for lumber values without compromising ecosystem values?
Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 93316 Lift date: 2018-07-07T21:18:16Z Reason: Author requested closed access (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system
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HOW TO REDUCE TRANSPLANT STRESS IN URBAN TREES
… and ecosystem service provision in young urban trees. It addresses four main questions: (i) whether substrate amendment with Ascophyllum nodosum extracts can accelerate nursery production and induce persistent morpho physiological traits that increase tolerance to transplant stress; (ii) whether …
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Sustainability analysis of distributed, green stormwater infrastructure
… pavement, green roofs, bioretention cells, street trees, swales, and grass strips are all examples of GSI. Distributed, green networks can provide additional environmental benefits beyond hydrologic improvements, including economic and social co-benefits. GSI networks present an attractive …
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