Greening without Gentrification: Learning from Parks-Related Anti-Displacement Strategies Nationwide
When large parks are built in historically marginalized urban areas, they can contribute to “green gentrification,” a process involving increases…
When large parks are built in historically marginalized urban areas, they can contribute to “green gentrification,” a process involving increases…
The City of Austin has some of the most progressive urban forest and environmental land development regulations in the country.…
The most prevalent species in Aberdeen urban forest is Ash. Their internally-developed EAB plan focuses on preemption — early detection…
This worksheet was designed to help communities review and revise their development regulations, so that future projects conserve and protect…
As one of the nation’s most wildfire-prone states, it’s not surprising that California also manages one of the most sophisticated…
The Gold ordinance includes the same criteria of the Silver ordinance but also provides for regulation of the urban forest on private…
Ordinances are the framework for community cooperation and expectation. Tree ordinances are necessary to preserve and protect municipal resources and…
To rejuvenate an uninhabited parcel adjacent to Hartsfield-Atlanta airport, the City of College Park planned to create a new business…
The Urban Forestry Advisory Council was created in 2016. The Council—co-chaired by the Department of Energy & Environment and the…
This comprehensive manual summarizes regulations and specifications for design elements of public spaces. Places high emphasis on multi-benefit planning and…
This guide is intended to introduce communities to the myriad of regulatory tools available to assist in the proactive management…
This paper is a discussion of various approaches to conservation of urban forests on private property. It represents a collection…
Protecting trees, planting new ones and controlling stormwater remain high priorities in Palo Alto and other communities. That’s why development…
Comprehensive and detailed, these ordinances not only preserve existing trees, but lay out specific rules for development, construction and maintenance…
Street trees have a number of benefits from aiding in traffic control to business improvements to health benefits
In East Portland, the average tree count and average nearby tree canopy adds roughly $8,870 to the value of the…
From rain barrels to tree canopy, Montgomery County MD offers residents a panoply of options to reduce stormwater on their…
Multi-purpose plan aims at multiple objectives, including stormwater management.
Highly-developed, early 20th-century suburb looks to restore its canopy.
The ordinance strives to maintain at least 45% canopy cover in Athens-Clarke County. It works towards this goal by requiring…
Lancaster, Pennsylvania offers a path many small- to mid-size cities may wish to follow. An early leader in urban forestry…
Addresses how ordinances can be used to introduce Low Impact Development concepts into subdivision design.
Developers are encouraged to seek out and use innovative water management techniques during commercial development
Erosion and sediment control remains a key goal for most municipalities.
While every municipality may follow a different approach to enacting or revising ordinances, it helps to know the basics.