Toledo’s Stormwater Credit Manual
A revised stormwater credit guide for the City of Toledo, OH that lists forested buffers as an eligible management practice…
The Role of Trees in Stormwater Management
Up-to-date primary source outlining opportunities and barriers to using trees in stormwater management — related to arboricultural, institutional and organizational…
Carbon Storage and Sequestration by Trees in Urban and Community Areas of the United States
Urban whole tree carbon storage densities average 7.69 kg C m2 of tree cover and sequestration densities average 0.28 kg…
Quantifying Urban Forest Structure, Function, and Value: the Chicago Urban Forest Climate Project
This paper is a review of research in Chicago that linked analyses of vegetation structure with forest functions and values.…
Carbon storage and sequestration by urban trees in the USA
Field data from 10 USA cities and national urban tree cover data, it is estimated that urban trees in the…
Urban Forests Case Studies: Challenges, Potential and Success in a Dozen Cities
There are many challenges facing cities in the 21st century: aging gray infrastructures, social and economic inequality, maxed out systems and…
Smart Planning for Urban Sprawl
Wildland-urban interfaces around the United States are growing as urban centers move in wildlands. Proper management of these WUI areas…
Review of Runoff and Pollutant Removal Capabilities of Urban Trees
1. What is the effectiveness of urban tree planting on reducing runoff, nutrient and sediment? 2. How does effectiveness vary…
Smart Planning Reduces Infrastructure Decline
Urban forests planted with smart management techniques while anticipating changing infrastructure and tree growth will lead to monetary savings