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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"urban forest"”.
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Planning the urban forest to enhance urban resilience
… identify extreme heat as a significant threat to urban areas. This is largely due to the impact of heat on human health, their livelihoods, and access to resources (USGCRP, 2018; IPCC, 2014). Both the IPCC (2014) and the USGCRP (2018) identify afforestation as a key strategy for moderating the …
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The Residential Urban Forest: Linking structure, function and management
… storage) which are partially determined by the forest structure. In urbanizing regions, homeowners play a key role in shaping the structure of the urban forest because residential land is the dominant land use. As cities expand, the influence of single-family residents' land management on urban …
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Bat Activity Across Urban Forest Plantings in Lexington, Kentucky
Urbanization has led to major forest loss and negatively impacts ecosystem services. Urban reforestation efforts, such as Reforest the Bluegrass (RTB) in the Lexington-Fayette metropolitan area of Kentucky, have been implemented to address these negative effects, and to create habitat for …
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Life in the woods : production and consumption of the urban forest
… with conflicting attitudes towards nature. The urban forest is uniquely poised to address this debate through an opportunity to intersect nature and industry within the public realm. Phasing phytoremediation, timber and biomass production over time, the strategy of this thesis is to co-opt a …
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INTEGRATING URBAN FOREST COOLING, THERMAL MONITORING, AND ECOLOGICALDYNAMICS FOR CLIMATE-RESILIENT CITIES
Urban forests are increasingly recognized as vital assets in mitigating urban heat stress, one of the most pressing climate-related hazards across Europe. Yet important uncertainties still constrain their effective design and management. A first challenge lies in the limited knowledge of how far …
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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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Bats, cities, and trees: The response of Midwestern bats to the urban forest gradient
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms
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Urban Forest Waste Generation and Utilization by Municipal and Private Arboricultural Operations in Virginia
Urban forest waste utilization has been identified as an essential component of the sustainable urban forest management system. To compile baseline data on generation and utilization of urban forest waste (UFW) in Virginia, 91 urbanized municipalities and 828 International Society of Arboriculture …
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Ecological change in the urban forest of six Midwest, USA cities over twenty-five years
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Forestry, 2010
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Mapping urban forest extent and modeling sequestered carbon across Chattanooga, TN using GIS and remote sensing
… is among many cities experiencing rapid urbanization and subsequent losses to urban forest area. Using remote sensing and digital image processing, this research 1) applied supervised hybrid classification across Landsat imagery that quantified the extent of urban forest loss across …
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Essays on the Non-market Valuation and Optimal Control of Bio-invasions in Urban Forest Resources
… two involve assessing the value of tree cover in urban communities and the other evaluates cooperative management of an invasive species by urban communities. The first chapter summarizes the three topics and briefly describes the motivation, methods applied and main conclusions in each study. …
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A Framework for Developing and Evaluating Comprehensive Urban Forest Management Plans: An Analysis of Washington State Plans
The urban forest is a diverse and dynamic resource that is inextricably linked to the surrounding community. A comprehensive urban forest management plan helps communities create a shared vision and develop a set of goals and actions that serve as a municipality's guide for management. Using …
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Seeing the city for the forest : the transformation and preservation of New York City's old growth urban forest
… 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 lack of support for and information about managing urban …
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Community Engagement in Urban Forestry: Exploring Barriers and Strategies for Inclusion of Recent Racialised Immigrants in Toronto’s Urban Forest
The correlation of inequitable urban forest distribution with race and income is well-documented. Yet, despite the recognition of the underrepresentation of racialised communities, Canada’s urban forestry sector is slow to address access disparities to information and engagement opportunities, …
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Quantifying the Potential for Non-Point Source Pollution in Model Urban Landscapes
… covers of different vegetation representative of urban areas (e.g., bare soil versus turfgrass lawns versus urban forest) influence the potential for non-point source pollution. Ambient rainfall volumes were manipulated to provide 50%, 100%, and 150% of natural precipitation to plots with …
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Thresholds for sustainable regeneration in urban restoration plantings in Hamilton City, New Zealand
Urban forest patches have unique environmental and landscape characteristics which may influence the restoration of native plant communities. Urbanisation can lead to a drier and warmer climate, a prevalence of exotic seed sources and isolation from remnant native forest seed sources. This research …
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Little Sac Woods Metro Forest, a Land Management Methodology and Plan
The Little Sac Woods Metro Forest is a 772 acre area located in north central Greene County, Missouri. The area has been designated an urban forest by the Missouri Department of Conservation. The urban forest designation provides land use to be based on a wide variety of outdoor experiences. The …
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Characteristics and Perceptions of Cost-share Funding for Emerald Ash Borer Mitigation in Virginia Urban Areas
Since most invasive forest pests first establish in urban areas, detection and containment of these pests within cities is important to the health of all forests. While the emerald ash borer (EAB) (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) has proved difficult to contain, efforts continue to mitigate the …
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